Meaning of “Uncle Tom” in the English Dictionary

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"Uncle Tom" in English

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Uncle Tomnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk ​ /ˌʌŋ.kəl ˈtɒm/ us ​ /ˌʌŋ.kəl ˈtɑːm/ offensive disapproving

(Definition of “Uncle Tom” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Uncle Tomnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈʌŋ·kəl ˈtɑm/ disapproving

› an African American who is considered to be too eager to be friendly and helfpul to white Americans in authority

(Definition of “Uncle Tom” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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