Definition of redcaps Redcaps
We found 3 definitions of redcaps from 2 different sources.
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What does redcaps mean?
Wiktionary 
- redcaps (Noun)
Plural of redcap.
Part of speech
🔤- redcaps, noun, plural of redcap.
WordNet
NounPlural: redcaps |
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| redcap - a member of the military police in Britain | ||
| military policeman, mp a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners | ||
| redcap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station | ||
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Wiktionary
- redcap (Noun)
A member of the Military Royal Military Police a unit in the British army. - redcap (Noun)
A porter in a US railway station. Etymology: On Labor Day, 1890, John Williams, an African-American railway porter, tied a red ribbon to his black uniform cap to stand out from the crowd at Grand Central Terminal. The strategy was so successful that it was soon adopted by others in the profession, leading to the synecdochic use of redcap as a term for all railway porters. - redcap (Noun)
Archaic name for the goldfinch Carduelis carduelis. - redcap (Noun)
A type of evil goblin or imp. - redcap (Noun)
A breed of poultry. See red cap .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- redcap (n.)
The European goldfinch. - redcap (n.)
A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland.
Part of speech
🔤- redcap, noun, singular of redcaps.
