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half-breed

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half-breed (hfbrd, häf-)
n. Offensive
A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.
adj.
Half-blooded; hybrid. Used of animals.
half-breed
Noun
Offensive a person whose parents are of different races
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Noun1.half-breed - an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
half-caste - an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
Adj.1.half-breed - (of animals) having only one purebred parent
half-blooded, half-bred
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
crossbred - bred from parents of different varieties or species
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It was a matter of general joy, therefore, when he made his appearance, conducted by two half-breed Iroquois hunters.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
All at once the doctor flung himself free, seized the heavy headboard of Williams' grave and felled Potter to the earth with it -- and in the same instant the half-breed saw his chance and drove the knife to the hilt in the young man's breast.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
When he went on next day with his half-breed companion, he said 'Good-bye,' taking off his hat quite in the old style.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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