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red man

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red man
n
Archaic a North American Indian
[see redskin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.red manred man - (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
Injun, Redskin
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived


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While he was in Egypt, in the desert not far away from Syria, the Red Man had appeared to him on the mountain of Moses, in order to say,
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
Such were the sounds amid which the language of the red man had been formed; and they were still heard to echo in it.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
If the fellow should prove false it would profit Gahan nothing to slay him, since without his guidance the red man might never hope to retrace his way to the tower and freedom.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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