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copperskin

copperskin noun: a Native American; American Indian.

Noun

copperskin (plural copperskins)

  1. (derogatory) A Native American; American Indian.
    • "language was not created until the several types of race had been fully fixed and determined. The Xanthocroid and the Melanocroid, the white Albino and the American copperskin existed with their features already fixed and enduring before the first community evolved the infantile language of...1919, James, E. O., An introduction to anthropology, Macmillan, page 254
    • The Indians had returned and had been around the lake, but she tried to suppress her fear of the copperskins with this thought: If God protects me, I need not be afraid to walk alone through the forest.1954, Moberg, Vilhelm, Unto a good land, Simon and Schuster, page 290

Examples of copperskin in a sentence

  • Fill any copperskin full o' lead if n he gits too close.1975, Farrell, Cliff, The mighty land, Doubleday, page 51:
  • ‘Well, she ain’t no pure copperskin, that she ain’t,’ said a third.1992, Stevens, Kate, Sisters in arms, Pan, page 10:
  • The English, damp their black hearts, landed a band of copperskin warriors from Terranova south of our town2008, Turtledove, Harry, The United States of Atlantis, ROC, page 103:

Forms of copperskin

pluralcopperskins

Origin of copperskin

From copper + skin, based on their skin tone.

Questions about copperskin

What does copperskin mean?
Copperskin means a Native American; American Indian.
How do you use copperskin in a sentence?
Fill any copperskin full o' lead if n he gits too close.
What part of speech is copperskin?
Copperskin is a noun.
What is the plural of copperskin?
The plural of copperskin is copperskins.

Words near copperskin in the dictionary

  1. copperplates
  2. copperplating
  3. copperpod
  4. copperpods
  5. coppers
  6. copperskin
  7. copperskins
  8. coppersmith
  9. Coppersmith method
  10. Coppersmith's attack
  11. Coppersmith's method

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