Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squaw man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: squaw -man
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so.

American usage; Derogatory; Offensive

Usage

Inflected Forms

squaw men (plural)

Questions

What does squaw man mean?: A white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so.

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