negroid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
    blackamoor; Black; Negro; Black person.
  2. adjective satellite characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race
    • negroid features

WordNet

Ne"groid adjective
Etymology
Negro + -oid.
Definitions
  1. Characteristic of the negro.
  2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.

Webster 1913