negroes
n. plural-onlyn. a word used in the past to describe Black people. Today, it is considered very old-fashioned and often offensive, so people do not use it in modern conversation.
n. a historical term for individuals of Black African descent. While once used in formal or sociological contexts, it is now widely regarded as archaic and offensive in contemporary discourse.
The old book used the word negroes to describe the workers.
Historians study how the term negroes was used in 19th-century documents to understand the social hierarchies of that era.
The shift from the term negroes to 'Black' or 'African American' reflects a broader linguistic evolution driven by the civil rights movements of the mid-20th century.
Plural form of 'negro'; takes plural verb agreement. In modern English, the term is largely restricted to historical citations or specific proper names of organizations founded in the early 20th century.