Hottentot
['hɔtəntɔt]
Definition
(n.) One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
(n.) The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds.
Checker: Sophia
Definition
n. a native of the Cape of Good Hope: a brutish individual.
Editor: Winthrop
Examples
- I'm not going to marry a Hottentot Venus. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But it is at least equally probable that the Hottentot is a separate language group. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The most barbarous nations either of Africa or of the East Indies, were shepherds; even the Hottentots were so. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Checker: Sinclair