red man

/rɛd mæn/
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Definitions of red man
  1. noun
    (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
    synonyms: Injun, Redskin
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    type of:
    American Indian, Red Indian
    a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
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