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Redhead

/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/

A person with red hair.

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📖 Definitions of "Redhead"

noun

1
A person with red hair.
2
A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
3
A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
4
Chinese red-headed centipede

🔄 Synonyms of "Redhead"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
carrottopnoun	Alternative form of carrot top. [(informal, derogatory) A person with red hair; a redhead.]
redheaded woodpeckernoun	black-and-white north american woodpecker having a red head and neck
aythya americananoun	north american diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
melanerpes erythrocephalusnoun	black-and-white north american woodpecker having a red head and neck
redheadernoun	someone who has red hair

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Redhead"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
carrottopnoun	Alternative form of carrot top. [(informal, derogatory) A person with red hair; a redhead.]
aythya americananoun	north american diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
melanerpes erythrocephalusnoun	black-and-white north american woodpecker having a red head and neck
redheaded woodpeckernoun	black-and-white north american woodpecker having a red head and neck
redheadernoun	someone who has red hair
red-haired	Having red hair.
reddishnoun	A surname.
rednoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
vixennoun	A female fox.
gingernoun	The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
redophilenoun	(slang) A person who is attracted to redheads.
redbonenoun	(US) A dark-red or tan coonhound.
ranganoun	(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) An orange-haired or red-haired person.
rose rednoun	The red color of a rose flower.
rougenoun	Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.
raspberrynoun	The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
redmannoun	A surname.
red cellnoun	(hematology, cytology) A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains haemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; a red blood cell.
rubedonoun	(medicine) A diffused redness of the skin; blushing or flushing.
red dognoun	(countable, US, American football) A blitz.