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
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Her brothers are both redheads.
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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.
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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
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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
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“Redhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redhead. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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redhead
noun
red·head
-ˌhed 
: a person having red hair
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