neger

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UK/ˈniːɡə/US/ˈniɡɚ/Caribbean/ˈniːɡʌ/Caribbean/ˈneːɡʌ/

noun

Synonym of negro or nigger.

Similar
negro or nigger
OriginMiddle French nègre ← Spanish and Portuguese negro ← Latin niger →
UncommonFirst used 16th c.Scrabble 6
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Meanings

nounneger (plural negers)

plural negers

  1. CaribbeanderogatoryusuallySynonym of negro or nigger.First known use 16th c.

    The Parson still more eager, / Than lustful Turk or Neger, / Took up her lower Garment, / And said there was no harm in't, / According to the Text.

    c. 1700, ‘The Saint Turn'd Sinner’ (ballad)

    Synonyms: negro or nigger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of negro or nigger.

Similar
negro or nigger

Origin

  1. Latinniger
  2. Spanish and Portuguesenegro
  3. Middle Frenchnègre
  4. Englishneger

Borrowed from Middle French nègre, from Spanish and Portuguese negro, ultimately from Latin niger. Doublet of negro and noir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neger

eagermeagerSeegermeagreUyghurHeegerovereagerZiegerbeleaguereagreuneager
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Anagrams

greengenreregenGerenGreneEgner
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APA

neger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neger

MLA

“neger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neger.

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