negroid

Plural: negroids

Noun

• A member of the black race; now generally considered outdated.
• a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
• A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.

Adjective Satellite

• characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race
  • "negroid features"

Adj

• Pertaining to a racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.

Examples

• He contemplated playing NEGROID, but opted for a less sensitive word in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro

Related Words

Africanoid, Congoid, negress, negro

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