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REDCAP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("redcap" is a kind of...):

porter (a person employed to carry luggage and supplies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the military police in Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("redcap" is a kind of...):

military policeman; MP (a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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