redcap
pronunciation
How to pronounce redcap in British English:
UK [ˈredkæp]
How to pronounce redcap in American English:
US ['redkæp]
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- Noun:
- a member of the military police in Britain
- a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
Word Origin
- redcap (n.)
- "porter at a railroad station," 1914, American English, from red (adj.1) + cap (n.). Earlier it was the name of the goldfinch, a type of hen, and a long-toothed spectre in Scottish castles.
Example
- 1. Let 's ask a redcap to lift the luggage .
- 2. He discovers another child is wearing redcap , embarrassed remove him to come , and guiding other little girl one case bully him .
- 3. In those days , it is all wool and a yard wide microeconomic , privately owned economy , to be in social base oneself upon , also carry went up “ collective property ” redcap .