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squaw man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, Western, derogatory, especially, historical, offensive, sometimes

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noun

Meaning 2

a white man married to a North American Indian woman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: white man

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