nigger

noun

nig·ger ˈni-gər How to pronounce nigger (audio)

plural niggers

offensive, see usage paragraph below

—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person

offensive, see usage paragraph below

—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a member of any dark-skinned race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

now often offensive, see usage paragraph below : a member of a class or group of people who are systematically subjected to discrimination and unfair treatment

it's time for somebody to lead all of America's niggers … all the people who feel left out of the political process

Ron Dellums

Did you know?

Did the definition of nigger change?

There is a widespread belief that the original meaning of nigger, as defined in dictionaries, was "an ignorant person," and a related belief that current dictionary definitions describing its use as a hateful, racist epithet are a recent change. We do not know the source of those beliefs, but they are not accurate. The word was first included in a Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1864, at which time it was defined as a synonym of Negro, with a note indicating that it was used "in derision or depreciation." There has never been a definition like "an ignorant person" for this word in any subsequent dictionary published by this company. Nor do we know of such a definition in any earlier dictionary.

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier neger, from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, from negro black, from Latin niger

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	nigger
释义	nigger noun nig·ger ˈni-gər plural niggers 1 offensive, see usage paragraph below —used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person 2 offensive, see usage paragraph below —used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a member of any dark-skinned race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) 3 now often offensive, see usage paragraph below : a member of a class or group of people who are systematically subjected to discrimination and unfair treatment it's time for somebody to lead all of America's niggers … all the people who feel left out of the political process Ron Dellums Did you know? Did the definition of nigger change? There is a widespread belief that the original meaning of nigger, as defined in dictionaries, was "an ignorant person," and a related belief that current dictionary definitions describing its use as a hateful, racist epithet are a recent change. We do not know the source of those beliefs, but they are not accurate. The word was first included in a Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1864, at which time it was defined as a synonym of Negro, with a note indicating that it was used "in derision or depreciation." There has never been a definition like "an ignorant person" for this word in any subsequent dictionary published by this company. Nor do we know of such a definition in any earlier dictionary. Word History Etymology alteration of earlier neger, from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, from negro black, from Latin niger First Known Use 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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