Chinaman
pronunciation
How to pronounce Chinaman in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Chinaman in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
- a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
Word Origin
- Chinaman (n.)
- 1711, "native of China," from China + man (n.). Also in 18c., "dealer in china wares" (1728).
Example
- 1. Chinese merchants call him happy chinaman or laughing buddha .
- 2. Dude , the chinaman is not the issue here .
- 3. We are not going to license your chinaman .
- 4. Chinaman is a dealer in porcelain .
- 5. Entrepreneurs , it is said , dream of selling a toothbrush to every chinaman . My lunch companion is different . She dreams of selling them manners .