redcap

[ red-kap ]

/ ˈrɛdˌkæp /

a baggage porter at a railroad station.

British Informal. a member of the military police.

Origin of redcap

First recorded in 1530–40; red¹ + cap¹

Redcap is a popular appellation of that class of spirits which haunt old castles.

Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3) |Walter Scott
Redcap was hauling her trawl when without any warning shrapnel burst on board.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone
Well I went into the railway station and the redcap took the beast and tried to steer him through the crowd.

Third Warning |Roy J. Snell
Every castle had its tale of Redcap, the sly spirit, or of the woman of the hairy hand.

The Gold Of Fairnilee |Andrew Lang

She was followed by a redcap carrying a lovely little Russia leather bag.

Abroad at Home |Julian Street

redcap

/ (ˈrɛdˌkæp) /

British informal a military police officer

US and Canadian a porter at an airport or station