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John Chinaman

John Chinaman proper noun: a Chinese man; the Chinese people generally.

Proper noun

John Chinaman

  1. (offensive) A Chinese man; the Chinese people generally.
    • John Chinaman is playing the devil with us shipmasters of the English nation.1840 March 25, The Colonist, Sydney, page 2, column 1
    • The simple cup of tea, and frugal meal of rice and salt fish, are the principal factors to " John Chinaman's " success wherever he goes.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 234
    Synonyms:
    Johnny Chinaman

Synonyms of John Chinaman

  • Johnny Chinaman

Questions about John Chinaman

What does John Chinaman mean?
John Chinaman means a Chinese man; the Chinese people generally.
What part of speech is John Chinaman?
John Chinaman is a proper noun.

Words near John Chinaman in the dictionary

  1. John Blunt
  2. John Bull
  3. John Bullish
  4. John Bullism
  5. John Bullisms
  6. John Chinaman
  7. John Citizen
  8. John Cleese's woolly lemur
  9. John Cleese's woolly lemurs
  10. John Collins
  11. John Company

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