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bluecoat

noun
blue·​coat | \ ˈblü-ˌkōt How to pronounce bluecoat (audio) \

Definition of bluecoat

: a person who wears a blue coat: such as
a : a Union soldier during the American Civil War
b : police officer

First Known Use of bluecoat

1583, in the meaning defined above

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