blackbirder
English
noun
Definitions
- A person involved in blackbirding kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour.
- A ship used for blackbirding.
Etymology
Suffix from English blackbird.
Origin
English
blackbird
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bird English
- black English
- blackbird English
- blackbirding English
- blackbirdlike English
- blakebird Middle English