white man

/waɪt mæn/
/hwaɪt mæn/
/waɪt mæn/
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Definitions of white man
  1. noun
    a man who is White
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    types:
    good ol' boy, good old boy, good ole boy
    a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
    squaw man
    a white man married to a North American Indian woman
    type of:
    Caucasian, White, White person
    a member of the Caucasoid race
    adult male, man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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