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redhead

/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/

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What does redhead mean?

noun

  1. A person with red hair.
  2. A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
  3. A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
More meanings (8)

noun

  1. Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)
  2. Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps).
  3. Red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus).
  4. Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus).
  5. (informal) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus).
  6. A kind of 800-watt lamp.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A coastal suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/

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Ralph saw not Redhead as he got off his horse, and David according to his wont went with him to his tent.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
“Is it true,” asked Peter, “that Redhead does such a dreadful thing?”
Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) BurgessThe Burgess Bird Book for ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #3074