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Definitions from WordNet

Noun chinaman has 2 senses
  1. chink, Chinaman - offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
    --1 is a kind of Chinese
  2. Chinaman - a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
    --2 is a kind of     bowling

Definitions from the Web

Chinaman

Noun:

  1. A term historically used to refer to a person of Chinese descent.
  2. In cricket, a left-arm slow bowler whose bowling action spins the ball in the opposite direction from a regular off-spinner.
  3. (Offensive) In some contexts, a derogatory term used to discriminate or racially abuse individuals of Chinese origin.

Usage in Sentence:

  1. There is a vibrant Chinatown in San Francisco, home to many immigrants of Chinese descent.
  2. The batsman struggled to play the Chinaman's tricky deliveries.
  3. Using racial slurs like "Chinaman" is unacceptable and promotes discrimination.

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