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redskin (n.)

"American Indian," 1690s, from red (adj.1) + skin (n.). Red as the skin color of Native Americans is from 1580s; red man is from 1580s. Also see red cent.

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Definitions of redskin from WordNet

Redskin (n.)
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans;
Synonyms: Injun / red man
From wordnet.princeton.edu