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red man en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

In reference to Native Americans, generally accepted to have originated as a reference to their skin color; see redskin for more.

Meanings

1. (ethnic, offensive, slur) An American Indian; a Native American.
   • The Sacred Circles show was heavily into myth, especially the current myth of the Red Man as mystic. 1977, Angela Carter, “That Arizona Home”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 337:
2. (Ireland, UK) A small figure of a standing man illuminated in red on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is not safe to cross the road.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, man.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:red man.

Forms

Coordinates

green man

Relateds

redman

Synonyms

First American · Amerind · redskin · Red Indian · injun · red man · Injun · Native American · NDN · American Indian · Amerindian · Indigenous North American · redman · Indigenous American · redskin · Indian

Translations (1)

cmn 小紅人 /小红人 (traffic signal)