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red·cap
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ˈrɛdˌkæp
/
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-kap
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noun
1.
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
2.
British Informal.
a member of the military police.
Origin:
1530–40;
red
1
+
cap
1
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redcap
(ˈrɛdˌkæp)
—
n
1.
informal
(
Brit
) a military police officer
2.
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a porter at an airport or station
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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redcap
"porter at a railroad station," 1919, Amer.Eng., from red (1) + cap.
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