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.
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Then, two weeks into my pre-op ordeal, a teenaged redhead came into my room.
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Noor Hassan, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Growing up, boys taunted Cooper, a natural redhead.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Cousin, 31, was a quiet, serious redhead who grew up on her family’s Idaho ranch.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
According to the pro, this color is perfect for natural redheads who want to elevate their tone, or blondes looking for something soft and summery without going too bold.
—Denise Primbet, Refinery29, 13 June 2025
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Noor Hassan, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Growing up, boys taunted Cooper, a natural redhead.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Cousin, 31, was a quiet, serious redhead who grew up on her family’s Idaho ranch.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
According to the pro, this color is perfect for natural redheads who want to elevate their tone, or blondes looking for something soft and summery without going too bold.
—Denise Primbet, Refinery29, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for redhead
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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redhead
noun
red·head
-ˌhed 
: a person having red hair
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