English Explanatory Dictionary

black man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male adult member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent; or the appearance thereof.
  2. Black men or black people collectively; black culture.
  3. An evil spirit, the bogeyman, a demon.
  4. A German-derived game of tag, in which the tagging player is called the "black man".
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, man.
noun
  1. Alternative form of black man.

Word forms

black man black men blackman

Synonyms

BIPOC BME colored colored person minority nonwhite person of color

Related words

Black man man in black
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