A person whose uniform includes or is distinguished by a red coat. An English soldier; (later) a soldier of the British army. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > British (15) redcoatc1605 A person whose uniform includes or is distinguished by a red coat. An English soldier; (later) a soldier of the British army. Now historical. lobster?1643 A contemptuous name for: A British soldier. The name was originally applied to a regiment of Roundhead cuirassiers from their wearing complete… bloodyback1770 derogatory a British soldier (now historical); cf. bloody-backed adj., lobster, n.1 3a, redcoat, n. 1a. Blue Flint1827 a nickname given in some regions to an English soldier during the Napoleonic Wars (see quots.). rooibaadjie1848 A British regular soldier, a redcoat. Chiefly depreciative. Now chiefly historical. choom1916 An English or British person; (originally) spec. an English or British soldier. pongo1942 New Zealand and Australian. A British person; (originally) spec. a British soldier, (now) esp. a person perceived as old-fashioned or colonial in… Subcategories:— specific (8) |
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