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bluecoat

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pupil attending any of certain prestigious British schools having a traditional dress code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, attributive, often

Examples

  • This was a bluecoat school in my day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bluebelly

Antonyms: graycoat, greycoat, grayback, greyback

3

noun

Meaning 3

A policeman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Examples

  • Holonym: thin blue line

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

From blue + coat.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: modrokabátník — soldier in the Union army