haole

[hou-lee, -ley]

noun Sometimes Disparaging.

(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
(among Hawaiians) a term formerly used to refer to any foreigner.

Origin of haole

1835–45; < Hawaiian: white person, (earlier) foreigner, foreign

Usage note

Haole is usually considered to be a neutral descriptive term. However, it is sometimes used with disparaging intent, arising from a distrust of foreigners or outsiders.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for haole

Contemporary Examples of haole

The defense claims that Elderts used the term “haole”—a derogatory Hawaiian term for white people— before the fight broke out.
State Department Murder Suspect Chris Deedy Was a Benghazi Security Agent
Josh Rogin
July 18, 2013

Historical Examples of haole

There he was, like any haole, driving straight toward the end determined.
The House of Pride
Jack London
So it befell at last that he was recommended to a Haole in Beritania Street.
Island Nights' Entertainments
Robert Louis Stevenson