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.
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The event was sponsored in part by Teen PEOPLE and fans crowded the street to get a glimpse of the star (then a redhead!).
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Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And those worries only intensified when a bubbly, young redhead named Caroline Herrling installed herself in Wilding’s house in the 3800 block and began a remodel.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And those worries only intensified when a bubbly, young redhead named Caroline Herrling installed herself in Wilding’s house in the 3800 block and began a remodel.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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redhead
noun
red·head
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: a person having red hair
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