Chinaman
English
/ˈtʃaɪnəmən/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) A man who is Chinese, a Chinese man.
- A sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the China Old China Trade
- (US) Withdrawal from a narcotic, especially heroin.
Etymology
Suffix from English China.
Origin
English
China
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- China English
- Chinaboy English
- Chinadom English
- Chinagate English
- Chinamania English
- Chinatown English
- Chinese English
- Indochina English
- Red China English
- chinaberry English
- chinaroot English
- Kina Norwegian Bokmål
- kinamann Norwegian Bokmål
- mann Norwegian Bokmål
- Kina Norwegian Nynorsk
- kinamann Norwegian Nynorsk
- mann Norwegian Nynorsk
- चाइना Hindi
- چینی Persian
- China Indonesian
- iShayina Zulu
- Jaina Marshallese
- Jeina Marshallese
- Jāina Marshallese
- Saina Tok Pisin
- Haina Maori