"red man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-red man.wav Forms: red men [plural]
Etymology: In reference to Native Americans, generally accepted to have originated as a reference to their skin color; see redskin for more. Head templates: {{en-noun|red men}} red man (plural red men)
  1. (ethnic slur, offensive) An American Indian; a Native American. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Categories (place): Native Americans Synonyms: redskin, Native American
    Sense id: en-red_man-en-noun-dAKpcxJU Disambiguation of Native Americans: 85 10 5 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 35 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 27 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 60 31 10
  2. (chiefly UK, Ireland) 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. Tags: Ireland, UK Translations (traffic signal): 小紅人 (Chinese Mandarin), 小红人 (xiǎohóngrén) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-red_man-en-noun-vyF1L2V8 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 18 Disambiguation of 'traffic signal': 15 80 5
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, man.
    Sense id: en-red_man-en-noun-ruxU0GS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 18

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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