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Negrophile

American  
[nee-gruh-fahyl, -fil] / ˈni grəˌfaɪl, -fɪl /
Also Negrophil

noun

Older Use: Often Offensive.

  1. (sometimes lowercase) a white or other non-Black person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of Black people.

Sensitive Note

See Black 1.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Negrophile

First recorded in 1795–1805; Negro + -phile

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