blackfellow

/ˈblækˌfɛloʊ/

Definitions

1. noun

An Australian Aboriginal person, especially one of the tribes of New South Wales and Queensland.

“The anthropologist studied the culture of the local blackfellows in the outback.”

2. noun

A dark-skinned Aboriginal person, considered inferior to white Australians.

“In the past, the term blackfellow was used to refer to Indigenous Australians in a derogatory manner.”

Synonyms

  • Aboriginal
  • Indigenous
  • Native Australian

Antonyms

  • non-Indigenous
  • settler