squaw man

noun

A white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so.

Meanings

nounsquaw man (plural squaw men)

plural squaw men

  1. USWesternderogatoryespeciallyhistoricaloffensivesometimesA white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so.
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APA

squaw man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20man

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“squaw man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20man. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squaw man,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squaw%20man.

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