red man

See also: redman and Redman

English

A red man (sense 2).

Etymology

In reference to Native Americans, generally accepted to have originated as a reference to their skin color; see redskin for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

red man (plural red men)

1. (ethnic slur, offensive) An American Indian; a Native American.

   Synonyms: redskin; see also Thesaurus:Native American

   Alternative form: redman

   • 1977, Angela Carter, “That Arizona Home”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 337:

     The Sacred Circles show was heavily into myth, especially the current myth of the Red Man as mystic.

2. (chiefly UK, Ireland) 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. [From 20th c.]

   Coordinate term: green man

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red,‎ man.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:red man.

Translations

traffic signal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小紅人／小红人 (xiǎohóngrén) (Taiwan)

Further reading

• “red man”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Erdman, Mander, Marden, Menard, damner, mander, manred, mrenda, randem, remand