Nigger is a racial slur directed at black people. References to nigger have been increasingly replaced by the euphemistic "the N-word", notably in cases where nigger is mentioned but not …

6 days ago · (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A member of any typically dark -skinned people (now especially in combinations like prairie nigger or sand nigger). quotations

It is probable that nigger is a phonetic spelling of the White Southern mispronunciation of Negro. Regardless of its origins, by the early 1800s, it had firmly established itself as a derogatory …

Definition of nigger noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

/ ˈnɪɡ.ə r/ us / ˈnɪɡ.ɚ / an extremely offensive word for a Black person (Definition of nigger from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

NIGGER meaning: used as an extremely insulting and racist word for a Black person

nigger in American English (ˈnɪɡər ) noun, adjective an extremely offensive term for a Black person

Since then, the word “nigger” has been one of the most injurious and denigrating of racial slurs. It was conceived expressly for the purpose of insulting a black person and has accompanied the …

When used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person or a member of any dark-skinned race, the word ranks as almost certainly the most offensive and inflammatory racial …

What is the etymology of the word nigger? nigger is probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: neger n.