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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Beside him was a petite, resourceful redhead who handles Matt’s socials for him.
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Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Though these shades of red are about to be everywhere, only two percent of the world’s population are natural redheads, meaning people are about to flock to colorists across the nation.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
The prosecutor displayed a photo of a smiling teenage redhead – unrecognizable as the 28-year-old woman on the witness stand.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
This time, the sports bar is endorsing the move to bench quarterback Bryce Young and put in Andy Dalton (who is, as the message suggests, a redhead).
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
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Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Though these shades of red are about to be everywhere, only two percent of the world’s population are natural redheads, meaning people are about to flock to colorists across the nation.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
The prosecutor displayed a photo of a smiling teenage redhead – unrecognizable as the 28-year-old woman on the witness stand.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
This time, the sports bar is endorsing the move to bench quarterback Bryce Young and put in Andy Dalton (who is, as the message suggests, a redhead).
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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redhead
noun
red·head
-ˌhed 
: a person having red hair
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