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Chinaman.

A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃaɪnəmən/[ˈt͡ʃʰaɪ̯nəmɪ̽n]/ˈt͡ʃɑenəmən/Australia/ˈt͡ʃainaman/Caribbean
  1. A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.

    dated · offensive
  2. A sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the Old China Trade.

  3. Addiction from a narcotic, especially heroin.

    US · obsolete · offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

From Chinese Pidgin English. Calque of Chinese 中國人 /中国人 (Zhōngguórén) ("China + -man"). Applied also to ships by analogy with East Indiaman.

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