Associations to the word «Redcoat»

Wiktionary

REDCOAT, noun. A British soldier, especially during the American Revolution.
REDCOAT, noun. A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
REDCOAT, noun. (slang) A fox.

Dictionary definition

REDCOAT, noun. British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats