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noun
A black policeman in colonial Africa or Melanesia, with authority over the locals but no authority over the colonists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, offensive
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From colonial usage of boy (“servant; adult male of color”).
