black man

== English == === Alternative forms === blackman (nonstandard) === Noun === black man (countable and uncountable, plural black men) A male adult member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent; or the appearance thereof. Alternative form: Black man Synonyms: see Thesaurus:person of color Coordinate terms: black woman; white man, white woman (usually with definite article, dated) Black men or black people collectively; black culture. Alternative form: Black man (now rare) An evil spirit, the bogeyman, a demon. (uncountable, now rare) A German-derived game of tag, in which the tagging player is called the "black man". Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ man. === See also === man in black