"Uncle Tom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Uncle Tom [singular], Uncle Toms [plural]
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  1. Uncle Tom is a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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  2. An Uncle Tom is a black person who is too willing to serve or please white people.
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