redcoat

noun

red·​coat ˈred-ˌkōt How to pronounce redcoat (audio)
: a British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War

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The redcoats won the Battle of Bunker Hill, and Lexington and Concord, and Quebec. Tom Shattuck, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025 American soldiers shot at the redcoats, who came up the hill in three waves. Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025 Through mischance and rebel defiance, many of these same redcoats had failed to capture the fortress eight months earlier, despite standing at the gates. / Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025 Playing the evil redcoat William Tavington in Emmerich’s The Patriot in 2000 was considered your breakout role. Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for redcoat

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First Known Use

circa 1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redcoat was circa 1605

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“Redcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redcoat. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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redcoat

noun
red·​coat ˈred-ˌkōt How to pronounce redcoat (audio)
: a British soldier especially during the American Revolution
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