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redcoat
/ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
single
VERB + REDCOAT
see, working
REDCOAT + NOUN
butlins
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
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.
2
A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
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.
3
A fox.
Hurriedly he made his way around one end of the pond to the spot where he had first sighted the redcoat.
verb
1
To work as a redcoat (Butlin's entertainer).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — British soldier
- lobsterback
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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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.
Wiktionary02
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 c
Wiktionary03
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.
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