Meaning of white man | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of white man.
   alt-of
2. Alternative letter-case form of white man (collectively)
   alt-of, uncountable
3. A man of European descent or having that appearance.
4. White people collectively; white culture.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, man.

Examples

“Therefore he whacked the old n***** mercilessly, while a big crowd of his people watched him, thunderstruck, till some man, - I was told the chief's son, - in desperation at hearing the old chap yell, made a tentative jab with a spear at the white man - and of course it went quite easy between the shoulder-blades.”

“The arrival of the white man brought new things and new ideas, but also new wars and new diseases.”

“Savages are commonly supposed to be the slaves of custom to a far greater degree than the White Man, who by contrast appears as the child of reason.”

“[…] very little attempt seems to have been made so far to deal with the whole problem of the African in contact with white man’s law, […]”

“Island girl, What you wanting with the white man's world? Island girl, Black boy want you in his island world.”

“Well the Aboriginals are trying to step forward a little but in a lot of ways the white man is still keeping them down, in a politeful sort of way.”

“The white men are always put on that side of the board which commences by row 1, and the black men are placed opposite.”

“We will suppose that you are the player of the white men, and that your opponent[,] the player of the black men[,] is sitting opposite to you, ready for battle.”

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