niggeress
niggeress noun: a black woman; a negress.
Noun
niggeress (plural niggeresses, masculine nigger)
- A black woman; a negress.
- Poor thing ! why whenever I thinks of that there female niggeress, and what she went through with us, it does pain me to turn my eyes back and look on it...1864, Henry Mayhew, German Life and Manners as Seen in Saxony at the Present Day
- Myself, I think it was an albino niggeress. She had red hair and the biggest feet you ever saw. But Bumpo was no end pleased with her...1922, Hugh Lofting, Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Forms of niggeress
| plural | niggeresses |
|---|---|
| masculine | nigger |
Origin of niggeress
From nigger + -ess.
Questions about niggeress
- What does niggeress mean?
- Niggeress means a black woman; a negress.
- What part of speech is niggeress?
- Niggeress is a noun.
- What is the plural of niggeress?
- The plural of niggeress is niggeresses.
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