Red Indian

American  

noun

Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive.

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

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Red Indian British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Red Indian

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Red Indian

Making the dish even more remarkable is that Mr. Charles shot, skinned and butchered the moose himself just days earlier near Red Indian Lake in central Newfoundland.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2017

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

From Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859 by Joseph Noad

These rites cannot well be reported here, but they are quite familiar to Red Indian and to Bushman magic. 

From Custom and Myth by Andrew Lang

To Mr. David Boyle, Ontario, I owe the knowledge of Red Indian magic stones parallel to the perforated and inscribed stone from Tappock.

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Andrew Lang

These rites cannot well be reported here, but they are quite familiar to Red Indian and to Bushman magic.

From Custom and Myth New Edition by Andrew Lang