REDCOAT


Meaning of REDCOAT in English

n

1. a name for a British soldier in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, when red uniforms were worn.

2. a name for a worker at a Butlin’s holiday camp, who wears a red jacket and whose job is to help and entertain guests.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.