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Definition of Caffer
1. Noun. An offensive and insulting term for any Black African.
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Geographical relationships: Republic Of South Africa, South Africa
Generic synonyms: Black African
Definition of Caffer
1. Noun. (pejorative) (obsolete spelling of kaffir) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caffer
Literary usage of Caffer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"caffer Kraals.—Cattle Kraals.—Irrigation. —Women destroyed on the death of Gaika.
... The caffer kraals are numerous in this part of the country; ..."
2. Narrative of a Residence in South Africa by Thomas Pringle, Josiah Conder (1835)
"For ample details relative to the manners, customs, and internal polity of the
caffer tribes, 1 must refer to other writers —Barrow, Lichtenstein, Thompson, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"Yet imperfectly as the work may have been executed, it tends in a considerable
degree to familiarise the reader with many parts, of Albany and caffer-land, ..."
4. The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal by George Charles Moore Smith, Harry George Wakelyn Smith (1903)
"APPENDIX V. ADDRESS OF COLONEL SMITH TO THE caffer CHIEFS, JANUARY, 1836.
HAVING closely applied myself to become thoroughly acquainted with your wants, ..."
5. An impartial history of Ireland, from the period of the English invasion to by Dennis Taaffe (1810)
"... in the county of Armagh esquire, caffer Odonell brother to the late carle of
... caffer Oge ..."
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