Term Gallery logo

Meanings of caffer in English

An offensive and insulting term for any Black African.

Synonyms
Examples for "kaffir"
Examples for "kaffir"
1
He was on a kaffir path heading out to who knows where.
A beautiful place to die
2
I gave you your kaffir concert, now I want my brigadier concert!
The power of one
3
I admit I phoned Pretoria about the kaffir concert, I admit that.
The power of one
4
Always remember, when you hit a kaffir, stay away from his head.
The power of one
5
But Granpa Chook had done enough running for one old kaffir chicken.
The power of one
1
Your highness is just in your indignation-thekafir deserves to be impaled.
The Pacha of Many Tales
2
And the king said, I have been foolish, I have been weak, to waste words on this kafir.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 / A Maga...
3
One of his attendants here abruptly asked, what a Christian was "Why, a kafir," rejoined the governor.
Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa, ...
4
The Kafir thief had driven them off in the direction of Somerset.
Six Months at the Cape
5
There is no difficulty in distinguishing at first sight Moslem from Kafir.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
1
It was the caffre corn of Africa, and had every appearance of proving a useful grain.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 / ...
2
The ship was sent out at the time of the Caffre war.
Grace Darling, Heroine of the Farne Islands
3
Mokanna, after using every exertion, accompanied the Caffre army in their flight.
The Mission
4
I forgot, in describing my journey, the regal-looking Caffre housemaid at Eerste River.
Letters from the Cape
5
Another and smaller bridles the fierce Caffre tribes of South Africa.
Destruction and Reconstruction: / Personal Experiences of the La...
Usage of caffer in English
1
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) has been implicated as the reservoir of several bovine infectious agents.
Pubmed
2
But the most surprising plant of the Desert is the "Kengwe or Keme" ('Cucumis caffer'), the watermelon.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
3
The flesh that is the least adapted for drying is that of the buffalo (Bos Caffer), which is exceedingly tough and coarse.
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
Caffer through the time