RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER


Meaning of RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER in English

Ru ‧ dolph, the Red-nosed Rein ‧ deer /ˌruːdɒlf ðə ˌred nəʊzd ˈreɪndɪəʳ $ ˌruːdɑːlf-/ BrE AmE

a character in a children's Christmas song. Rudolph is a ↑ reindeer (=a large grass-eating wild animal with large horns) who has a shiny red nose. The other reindeer think his nose looks silly, but ↑ Santa Claus asks him to help the other reindeer to pull his ↑ sleigh on a ↑ foggy night, because his bright nose helps them to see where they are going.:

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Had a very shiny nose,

And if you ever saw it,

You would even say it glows.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.