redhead
noun
red·head
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Definition of redhead
1
: a person having red hair
2
: a North American duck (Aythya americana) resembling the related canvasback but having a shorter bill with a black tip and in the male a brighter reddish head
Examples of redhead in a Sentence
Her brothers are both redheads.
Recent Examples on the Web
Two trucker brothers get mixed up with a redhead and another man’s scheming wife. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Herb looks at her, this slender Kool-Aid redhead with severe black eyeliner highlighting her eyes, a dozen rings in each ear and a stud in her nose. — Steve Trumpeter, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Finalist: A Pamphlet for This," 20 July 2019 What’s striking about 16-year-old Sequin (Conor Leach), a cherubic redhead growing up in Sydney, is that his queerness is taken for granted, unremarked upon by either his family or his peers. — Harry Windsor, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Sequin in a Blue Room': Film Review | Outfest 2019," 22 July 2019 Just like Colleen MacMillen, a sweet 16-year-old redhead who, back in 1974, asked her little brother, Shawn, to be a standup brother. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, ""48 Hours" explores the mysteries and murders along the "highway of tears"," 29 May 2019 Her hair, currently a cute shade of blonde rather than Sansa’s signature redhead look, looked effortless in an imperfect up-do with loose front tendrils. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Sophie Turner's Contrast Stitch LBD in Front of the Eiffel Tower Is Such a Look," 26 Apr. 2019 Effusing grit, glamour and positive thinking, the 46-year-old comes across as a redhead hybrid of Brené Brown, Auntie Mame and Stevie Nicks. — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, "First U.S. Charlotte Tilbury store opens in L.A.," 10 July 2019 While many fans celebrated Bailey's casting on social media, some critics had nasty things to say about Disney's choice of a new black princess, including the fact that Bailey doesn't have the same redhead mane as the original cartoon mermaid. — Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY, "'Poor, unfortunate souls': Freeform throws Ursula-inspired shade at 'Little Mermaid' critics," 5 July 2019 Take my friend Kaitlin, a fiery redhead who’s been living with her boyfriend on the Upper East Side for two years. — Karley Sciortino, Vogue, "Breathless: Is Living Together Worth the Risk?," 26 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'redhead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for redhead
redhead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of redhead
: a person who has red hair
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redhead
noun
red·head
| \ ˈred-ˌhed
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Kids Definition of redhead
: a person having reddish hair
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