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red men

red men is the plural of red man.

Meaning of red man

Noun

red man (plural red men)

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slur) An American Indian; a Native American.
    • The Sacred Circles show was heavily into myth, especially the current myth of the Red Man as mystic.1977, Angela Carter, “That Arizona Home”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 337
    Synonyms:
    redskin, American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, First American, Indian, Indigenous American, Indigenous North American, Injun, Native American
  2. (Ireland, UK) A small figure of a standing man illuminated in red on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is not safe to cross the road.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, man.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:red man.

Questions about red men

What is red men the plural of?
Red men is the plural of red man.

Words near red men in the dictionary

  1. red meat allergy
  2. red meat radish
  3. red meat radishes
  4. red meats
  5. Red Mediterranean
  6. red men
  7. red menace
  8. red menaces
  9. red mercury
  10. red mirage
  11. red mist

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