blackfeller
blackfeller is the alternative form of blackfellow.
Meaning of blackfellow
Noun
blackfellow (plural blackfellows)
- An Australian Aboriginal, especially a male one.
- "Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear.1842 February 16, The Inquirer, Perth, page 5, column 2
Forms of blackfeller
| plural | blackfellers |
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Origin of blackfeller
From black + feller.
Questions about blackfeller
- What is blackfeller the alternative form of?
- Blackfeller is the alternative form of blackfellow.
Words near blackfeller in the dictionary
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