Definition of "redcap" in İngilizce

noun

1. (British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.

2. (US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station.

3. (British, archaic) A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).

4. (British, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp.

   • 1876: Porter & Coates (pub.), Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Lord Soulis he sat in Hermitage Castle, And beside him Old Redcap sly; — "Now, tell me, thou sprite, who are meikle of might, The death that I must die?"

5. A breed of poultry.