Bluecoat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bluecoat is a noun meaning (British, often attributive) A pupil attending any of certain prestigious British schools having a traditional dress code.
Meaning
(British, often attributive) A pupil attending any of certain prestigious British schools having a traditional dress code.
More Meanings
- (US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.
- (dated) A policeman.
Example Sentences
Holonym: thin blue line
This was a bluecoat school in my day.
"The offices are up those steps," said the bluecoat.
The shot wounded Thomas Lord, a 73-year-old former New York City police officer from Suffolk, Va., and a bluecoat with the Seventh New York Volunteer Cavalry.
Word Forms
- bluecoats
Synonyms for bluecoat
Depending on context, synonyms include bluebelly.
Antonyms for bluecoat
Common opposites include graycoat, greycoat, grayback, greyback.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bluer, academicals, coat, peacoat, baudrons, ridingcoat.
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