redcoat vs soldier

redcoat and soldier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
redcoat	Yes	No	No	No
soldier	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, soldier is a hypernym of redcoat; that is, soldier is a word with a broader meaning than redcoat:

redcoat: British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)
soldier: an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

redcoat (noun)	soldier (noun)
British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)	a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
	an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

redcoat (verb)	soldier (verb)
	serve as a soldier in the military