redcoat

noun

red·​coat ˈred-ˌkōt 

: a British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War

Examples of redcoat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Walton was shot during the redcoat attack, fell from his horse and was captured. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026

As the boys played, the action came ever closer to grazing the redcoat on duty. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

Plenty of Irishmen served as British redcoats throughout the war too. — Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026

The Green Mountain Boys stormed in, pulling groggy redcoats and their families from the barracks and corralling them into a stunned cluster. — Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for redcoat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

redcoat

noun

red·​coat ˈred-ˌkōt 

: a British soldier especially during the American Revolution