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redhead

redhead

80 1.3
A person with red hair
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdˌhɛd/
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  • At the party, I met a redhead who shared fascinating stories about her travels.
  • brunettes and redheads
  • blondes and redheads
  • a redhead with freckles

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Examples

  • The artist painted a stunning portrait of a redhead with striking green eyes.

  • The captain knew there was very little that could shake the redhead's cool composure.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I never thought that there was like actually a redhead woman behind it.

  • You ever been with a redhead before?

  • "Do you want to call while I wait with him?" the redhead asked his partner.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "Stay in your room," the redhead said, "in case he calls."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • An attractive redhead nodded to me from her chair next to the desk.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Leah did not respond; she had moved in with her new boyfriend, a redhead.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "I'll have a German lager," the redhead said carelessly, and named the brand she wanted.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • And I think she's going to represent us redheads perfectly.

Synonyms

ginger
vsredhead
  • Informal
17 6.1

A person with natural red hair often described playfully

is the neutral general term without informal or playful tone
carrottop
vsredhead
  • Informal
1 8.6

A person with bright red or orange hair

is the general term for any red hair not only bright tones
red-header
vsredhead
6.0

A person with red hair

is the same meaning but written with a hyphenated form
redheader
vsredhead
7.9

A person with red hair

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

How Red-haired

carrot top
  • Informal
7.7
redhead
80 1.3

Surface Forms

redhead singular
redheads plural

Morphology

redhead = red + head (transparent) = red + head

Direct descriptive compound: 'red' + 'head' = a person with red hair; meaning is immediately inferable from the parts.

Etymology

The word redhead comes from the two simple words red and head, meaning 'red-haired person'. So a redhead is someone whose head has red hair.