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squawman † 

• 1a n. a white man married to an Indian woman, especially a man who thereafter follows Indian ways.

  • 1884  It is the whisky man and the squaw man that defeat the benevolent aims of the government.
  • 1928  A saloon-keeper proposed marriage to the girl; but because he was twitted as a future squaw-man he crawfished.
  • 1958  They took Indian wives, but in no sense did they resemble the "squawmen," who were looked down upon by their fellows.

• 1b n. a white man married to an Eskimo woman.

  • 1936  (1955)  And the peace of mind of any such squaw-man was most assuredly coming at a price.

• 2 n. See 1912 quote.

  • 1896  If there is caribou or moose meat or fish at the lodge, it goes to the hunters, who must face the storms and withstand the hardships of travel; but the "squaw men," the old men, and certainly the women and children, more than once during the year owe their very lives to the rabbit.
  • 1912  (1913)  [A] squaw man [is] an Indian who does woman's work.