A person wearing a blue coat, historically referring to soldiers, police officers, or charity school students in blue uniforms.
From 'blue' plus 'coat,' referring to the distinctive blue-colored uniform worn by various groups historically, particularly British soldiers and charity students.
Bluecoats were iconic in British schools—charity students were given blue coats and were sometimes called 'bluecoat boys,' and this became so culturally significant that some of these schools still exist today with 'Bluecoat' in their names!
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