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Meanings of
blackamoor
in English
Portuguese
negro
Catalan
negre
Spanish
negro
Back to the meaning
A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa).
black
negro
negroid
black person
Portuguese
negro
Usage of
blackamoor
in English
1
Waiting upon her at either hand were the
blackamoor
and the negress.
2
No, the beastly
blackamoor
had done the business on his own account.
3
What had kept him so long, and why had he turned
blackamoor
?
4
Many
blackamoor
figures portray exoticized images of servants and slaves of African descent.
5
I knew it was no
blackamoor
that was stealing into the great house.
6
From the chairs stepped the
blackamoor
,
painted as white as paste.
7
A pack of fiends were better companions, I trow, than your
blackamoor
troop.
8
Lily, whom he might have had in his bosom, would have been no
blackamoor
.
9
I am such a
blackamoor
that I cannot smirch myself.
10
I'll ask him, and assure him that the
blackamoor
is not to be trusted.
11
Doubtless you will hang us all by aid of that
blackamoor
gallant of yours?
12
Be'st thou the de'il, or the de'il's footman, sir
blackamoor
?
13
I trow you mean the old
blackamoor
sword-cutler's wench.
14
I have only one body-servant with me, this unlucky
blackamoor
,
who speaks nothing save Dutch.
15
I won't leave him, though he marries a
blackamoor
,
thought George as he sat alone.
16
After a minute or two the
blackamoor
spoke in whispers: Mistress Jennings need have no fear.
Other examples for "blackamoor"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
blackamoor
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little blackamoor
marry a blackamoor
poor blackamoor
beastly blackamoor
blackamoor ape
More collocations
Translations for
blackamoor
Portuguese
negro
negra
Catalan
negre
Spanish
negro
Blackamoor
through the time
Blackamoor
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common