Blackman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of black man. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard

    "On the summit of a hill they were seen by my fathers, my countrymen, on the top of the hill they were seen standing: they threw fire like a star,—it fell amongst the blackmen my countrymen."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"On the summit of a hill they were seen by my fathers, my countrymen, on the top of the hill they were seen standing: they threw fire like a star,—it fell amongst the blackmen my countrymen."

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