bluecoat

American  

[bloo-koht] / ˈbluˌkoʊt /

noun

1. a person who wears a coat or uniform that is blue.

2. a police officer.

3. a soldier in the U.S. Army in earlier times.

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Other Word Forms

• bluecoated adjective

Etymology

Origin of bluecoat

First recorded in 1585–95; blue + coat

Example Sentences

Pauline Thompson, 69, from Immingham in Lincolnshire, worked as a bluecoat at the park from 1973 to 1976.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

However, Pauline is still in touch with friends she made during her bluecoat summers in the 1970s, with a group even making the trip back to north Wales for a reunion last year.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

But, after two years had passed, many a bluecoat began to guess hopefully that the king of U.S. bank robbers must be dead.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says the bluecoat: "It just seems like never."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'll pudding head you!" cried the bluecoat, but made no attempt to molest Joe, whose general style he did not fancy.

From Joe the Hotel Boy by Alger, Horatio