Nigger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1

offensive ; see usage paragraph below — used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person

2

offensive ; see usage paragraph below — used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a member of any dark-skinned race (see race entry 1 sense 1a )

3

now often offensive ; see usage paragraph below : a member of a class or group of people who are systematically subjected to discrimination and unfair treatment it's time for somebody to lead all of America's niggers … all the people who feel left out of the political process — Ron Dellums

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