Associations to the word «Redcap»

Wiktionary

REDCAP, noun. (British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
REDCAP, noun. (US) A porter in a US railway station.
REDCAP, noun. (British) (archaic) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
REDCAP, noun. (British) (folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp
REDCAP, noun. A breed of poultry. See red cap.

Dictionary definition

REDCAP, noun. A member of the military police in Britain.
REDCAP, noun. A porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats