redhead

noun

red·​head ˈred-ˌhed 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Susan had found Teresa and neutralized the redhead’s would-be rapist/gun runner with a bullet to his frank-and-beans, while Villanueva nearly met his match in one of the gun-running goons. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025

Celebrity colorist and Olaplex artist Tracey Cunningham recommends incorporating highlights first before using a demi-permanent color for brunettes or redheads as that will help maintain the most natural look. —Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

His book on redheads around the world, Gingers, is available starting November 2020. —Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025

Orange has been used often to represent the Bibas children, both of whom were redheads. —Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redhead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

redhead

noun

red·​head -ˌhed 

: a person having red hair