Red Indian

noun

, Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.

Red Indian

noun

1. an old-fashioned name, now considered highly offensive, for Native American

Word History and Origins

Origin of Red Indian¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of Red Indian¹

see redskin

Example Sentences

But he resembled by then an ancient Red Indian chief, and his expressions did not follow the patterns of other mortals.

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It is curious to see, in contemporary drawings , Mycenaean shields on Red Indian shoulders!

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The prominence of the nasal bones is certainly common amongst the Red Indian tribes; and rare amongst the Eskimo.

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It was said of them that if the franc tireurs will indulge in Red Indian warfare, they must take the consequences.

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After some further search, but without meeting with any greater success, the party determined to proceed to the Red Indian Lake.

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Leaving the dim twilight of medival Germany, the poet brought his imagination to bear upon the Red Indian and his store of legend.

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