"red man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|red men}} red man (plural red men)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, man. Synonyms: redskin, Native American, redman
    Sense id: en-red_man-en-noun-ruxU0GS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (now considered an ethnic slur and offensive) An American Indian, a Native American. Categories (place): Native Americans
    Sense id: en-red_man-en-noun-2hxxFLfO Disambiguation of Native Americans: 14 86 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80

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