redcoat

noun
🔊/ˈredkəʊt/
🔊/ˈredkəʊt/
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  1. a British soldier in the past(旧时的)英国士兵
  2. (in the UK) a worker at a holiday camp who entertains and helps guests (英国的)度假营地招待员,度假营地服务员
  3. Word Originearly 16th cent. (in sense (1)): so named because of the colour of the uniform. Sense (2) dates from the 1950s.