Nigger

"Nigger", as originally defined in Noah Webster's dictionary (not to be confused with Miriam-Webster's) is an "ignorant or shiftless person." This can be any person, from any race and any class of persons. Collins dictionary describes a nigger as a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible, inferior, ignorant, etc.

“	"I have found that several attempts have been made to have Miriam-Webster's correct this definition and obviously those attempts have failed therefore the fight continues. So, for the sake of "compromise" for anyone who would feel that's a better route to take, Miriam-Webster's could at the very least define the word as a term ONCE used to describe a black person, a slur. I personally don't find complete satisfaction in this (hence the compromise) and would like to see the original definition back in place but even this suggestion is better than saying "nigger" equals a black person or dark-skinned race. I do not want my children growing up thinking that it is okay or normal for someone to call her "nigger" and I definitely do not want her referring to herself in such a way. I am doing all that I can so that my future children, or their children’s children do not have to continue this fight.	”
—Shon Cook, Concerned black person and Petitioneer

See also

• Black people