redcoat
/ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
noun
A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
Example Sentences
- "The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread, / And out we troop to see: / A single redcoat turns his head, / He turns and looks at me."
- "He did not come in the dawning; he did not come at noon; / And out o' the tawny sunset, before the rise o' the moon, / When the road was a gypsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor, / A red-coat troop came marching— / Marching—marching— / King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door."
- "The series ran from 1980 until 1988, and won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series in 1984. It was based on Perry’s experiences working as a Redcoat in Butlins."
- "Hurriedly he made his way around one end of the pond to the spot where he had first sighted the redcoat."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/