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From black + tracker. Compare blackfellow.
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. An Aboriginal person employed by police to track down fugitives or lost people, especially in the bush.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
blacktracker
Today it means: An Aboriginal person employed by police to track down fugitives or lost people, especially in the bush. Full definition →
First used 19th c.