house nigger
house nigger noun: a black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborer.
Noun
house nigger (plural house niggers)
- A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborer.
- If massa was sick, house nigger would come 'round and say, “Massa we sick, ain't we?2008, Julia L. Mickenberg, Philip Nel, Tales for little rebels: a collection of radical children's literature, page 195
- A subservient or accultured black person; an Uncle Tom or black race traitor.
- "You look like a house nigger."2003, John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle, page 162
house nigger meaning in Bengali
house nigger in Bengali
- একজন অনুগামী কৃষ্ণকায় ব্যক্তি, কৃষ্ণকায় জাতিগত বিশ্বাসঘাতক
Forms of house nigger
| plural | house niggers |
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Origin of house nigger
By analogy with slaves that worked predominantly indoors during US slavery who were trained with more skills than basic field hands or plantation niggers.
Questions about house nigger
- What does house nigger mean?
- House nigger means a black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborer.
- What is house nigger in Bengali?
- House nigger in Bengali is একজন অনুগামী কৃষ্ণকায় ব্যক্তি, কৃষ্ণকায় জাতিগত বিশ্বাসঘাতক. See House nigger meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is house nigger?
- House nigger is a noun.
- What is the plural of house nigger?
- The plural of house nigger is house niggers.
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