Meanings
nounRed Baron (plural Red Barons)
plural Red Barons
- idiomaticaeronauticsA hotshot fighter pilot.
He's another Red Baron
2 more examples
Do you think you're the next Red Baron?
Billy Bishop was the Canadian Red Baron
Synonyms: ace
- biologyA red-coloured dragonfly, Urothemis aliena, family Libellulidae, of New Guinea and north and eastern Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hotshot fighter pilot.
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Origin
From Red Baron, nickname of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, who flew a red fighter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Rote Baron
- Rote Baronace fighter pilot
Cite this entry
APA
Red Baron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Baron
MLA
“Red Baron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Baron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Baron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Baron.
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