redskin
noun (redskins)
Everyday
(old and offensive) An old, rude name for a Native American; it must not be used now. tree →
In the lessons
in old stories and films, a term used by settlers; it is now offensive, so use the person's own name or nation
Examples
- Old stories sometimes used the word redskins; we now say Native American or name the nation. tree →
- Now we know why she was prejudiced against the redskins. tree →
- Please do not use that offensive word. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «redskin» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «redskin» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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