bluecoat

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A boy in a bluecoat costume.

Etymology

blue +‎ coat

Noun

bluecoat (plural bluecoats)

  1. (British) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools
    This was a bluecoat school in my day.
  2. (US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War
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  3. (dated) A policeman
    • 1900, Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie‎[1]:
      "The offices are up those steps," said the bluecoat.

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