field nigger - ист. «полевой ниггер»; невольник-негр, работающий на плантации
house nigger - ист. «дворовый ниггер», слуга-негр (из невольников)
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to work like a nigger - ≅ работать как волa nigger in the woodpile /in the fence/ - подозрительное обстоятельство; скрытая причина
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Nigger — (im afroamerikanischen Englisch auch Nigga, Niggar, Niggah oder Nigguh)[1]; in Südstaaten Aussprache auch Niggra, Nigra und Nighe[2]) ist eine rassistisch denotierte und äußerst abwertende Bezeichnung für Menschen dunkler Hautfarbe. Sie dient… … Deutsch Wikipedia
nigger — (n.) 1786, earlier neger (1568, Scottish and northern England dialect), from Fr. nègre, from Sp. negro (see NEGRO (Cf. Negro)). From the earliest usage it was the term that carries with it all the obloquy and contempt and rejection which whites… … Etymology dictionary
nigger — ► NOUN offensive ▪ a black person. ● a nigger in the woodpile Cf. ↑a nigger in the woodpile USAGE The word nigger has had strong offensive connotations since the 17th century. Recently, however, it has begun to be used by black people as a mildly … English terms dictionary
nigger — The word is highly offensive when used by a white person with reference to a black, but it can apparently be used without offence (along with a respelt version nigga) by one black person referring in a mildly disparaging way to another, perhaps… … Modern English usage
nigger — [nig′ər] n. [Dial. or Slang] Negro USAGE originally simply a dialectal variant of Negro, the term nigger is today acceptable only in black English; in all other contexts it is now generally regarded as virtually taboo because of the legacy of… … English World dictionary
nigger — ig ger, n. A negro; in vulgar derision or depreciation. It is usually intended and interpreted as highly insulting and vulgar. [Low, deprecatory, and vulgar] [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nigger — (v. engl. negro), in Amerika verächtliche Bezeichnung eines Negers … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Nigger — Nigger, in Amerika verächtlich für Neger … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Nigger — Nigger,der:1.⇨Afrikaner–2.⇨Afroamerikaner Niggerabwertendfür:Schwarzer … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Nigger — This article is about the pejorative use of the word. For nigga as a colloquial reference, see Nigga. For other uses, see Nigger (disambiguation). Not to be confused with niggardly … Wikipedia
nigger — This would now normally be considered an insulting term to use to a black person, though one black speaker might use it to another as a kind of ironic reminder of their shared past. In The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones, by Jesse Hill Ford … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
