redhead

noun

red·​head ˈred-ˌhed How to pronounce redhead (audio)
1
: a person having red hair
2
: a North American duck (Aythya americana) resembling the related canvasback but having a shorter bill with a black tip and in the male a brighter reddish head

Examples of redhead in a Sentence

Her brothers are both redheads.
Recent Examples on the Web With the big redhead — and Deadhead — in the middle, the Bruins won consecutive national championships to stretch Wooden's streak to an unprecedented seven straight titles. John Marshall, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024 Again, like scaup and redheads, canvasbacks are usually hunted over open water behind a decoy spread numbering well into the triple digits. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023 Even though the show is named Invincible, a special episode released earlier this year timed to San Diego Comic-Con focused entirely on Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs), the beautiful redhead who can manipulate matter at the atomic level. Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2023 The chubby-cheeked redhead, now 17 months old, was among hundreds of people who reported lead poisoning to federal agencies after eating apple puree pouches with contaminated cinnamon. Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024 But though redheads’ breadth is something new, the iconic color is not—and the mane shade has always been worthy of attention and individuation. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023 In a sad turn of fate, there aren't many of those: natural redheads. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023 Mara Roszak Cindy Ord Since Stone just returned to her signature shade, Roszak focused on color preservation (especially tricky for redheads) and hair health. Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023 Diving Ducks As the name implies, diving ducks such as greater and lesser scaup, canvasbacks, and redheads dive for their meals. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of redhead was in 1664

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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

redhead

noun
red·​head -ˌhed How to pronounce redhead (audio)
: a person having red hair

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