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nigger

/ˈnΙͺΙ‘Ι™(ΙΉ)/ /ˈnΙͺɑɚ/
Visual illustration of nigger: (see usage notes) A member of another typically dark-skinned people (now especially in combinations, e.g. prairie nigger, sand nigger).
noun

(see usage notes) A member of another typically dark-skinned people (now especially in combinations, e.g. prairie nigger, sand nigger).

Visual illustration of nigger: A fish, the luderick (Girella tricuspidata).
noun

A fish, the luderick (Girella tricuspidata).

Visual illustration of nigger: A dark brown butterfly, Orsotriaena medus.
noun

A dark brown butterfly, Orsotriaena medus.

Visual illustration of nigger: An impurity in the covering of an electrical conductor which serves to make a partial short circuit, and thus becomes sufficiently heated to burn and destroy the insulation.
noun

An impurity in the covering of an electrical conductor which serves to make a partial short circuit, and thus becomes sufficiently heated to burn and destroy the insulation.

Visual illustration of nigger: A kind of sea cucumber, Holothuria forskali, the cotton spinner.
noun

A kind of sea cucumber, Holothuria forskali, the cotton spinner.

Visual illustration of nigger: A strong iron-bound timber with sharp teeth or spikes protruding from its front face, forming part of the machinery of a sawmill, and used in canting logs, etc.
noun

A strong iron-bound timber with sharp teeth or spikes protruding from its front face, forming part of the machinery of a sawmill, and used in canting logs, etc.

Visual illustration of nigger: A steam-capstan on some Mississippi river boats, used to haul the boat over bars and snags by a rope fastened to a tree on the bank.
noun

A steam-capstan on some Mississippi river boats, used to haul the boat over bars and snags by a rope fastened to a tree on the bank.

Visual illustration of nigger: A black screen used in conjunction with the camera to block light or produce special lighting effects.
noun

A black screen used in conjunction with the camera to block light or produce special lighting effects.

Visual illustration of nigger: To exhaust (soil) by cropping it year by year without manure.
verb

To exhaust (soil) by cropping it year by year without manure.