Redcoat

Definitions

1. A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
   historical
2. A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
3. A fox.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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