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Definition of Black man
1. Noun. A man who is Black.
Specialized synonyms: Soul Brother, Boy
Definition of Black man
1. Noun. A (male) member of a racial group having dark skin colouring, typically of sub-Saharan African descent. ¹
2. Noun. (rare) An evil spirit, a demon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Man
Literary usage of Black man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1890)
"heard in the distance, roaring lite a bull.7* He appeared sometimes as a white
man in black clothes ;5 ° and sometimes he came as a black man in black ..."
2. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"It is the belief of many acute observers living at important points along the
Mississippi river that the ultimate home of the black man is to be west ..."
3. Modern Russian Poetry: An Anthology by Babette Deutsch, Avrahm Yarmolinsky (1921)
"... into the door-shadows creeping. Oh, how poor is the city with dawn at her
windows lying! Crouching outside, the little black man is crying. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Thus, if there is a white man on square 18, nd a black man on square 14, square
9 being vacant, ... 2, 3, or 4, or a black man ..."
5. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1890)
"heard in the distance, roaring lite a bull.7* He appeared sometimes as a white
man in black clothes ;5 ° and sometimes he came as a black man in black ..."
6. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"It is the belief of many acute observers living at important points along the
Mississippi river that the ultimate home of the black man is to be west ..."
7. Modern Russian Poetry: An Anthology by Babette Deutsch, Avrahm Yarmolinsky (1921)
"... into the door-shadows creeping. Oh, how poor is the city with dawn at her
windows lying! Crouching outside, the little black man is crying. ..."
8. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"Thus, if there is a white man on square 18, nd a black man on square 14, square
9 being vacant, ... 2, 3, or 4, or a black man ..."
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