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单词 person of color
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person of color

[ pur-suhnuhv kuhl-er ]
/ ˈpɜr sən əv ˈkʌl ər /

noun, plural people of color, persons of color.

a person who is not white: The corporation was especially eager to recruit women and people of color.

Origin of person of color

First recorded in 1785–90

usage note for person of color

See Black1.

Words nearby person of color

personify, personned, personnel, personnel agency, personnel department, person of color, person of colour, person-to-person, person-year, persorption, perspective
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Idioms and Phrases with person of color

person of color

A nonwhite person, such as someone of African or Native American descent. For example, They have made a genuine effort to promote persons of color to executive positions. This seemingly modern euphemism actually dates from the late 1700s and was revived in the late 1900s.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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