Buffalo Soldier Definition
noun
An African American soldier, esp. one who served in any of the all-black cavalry units of the U.S. Army in the American West in the second half of the 19th cent.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
buffalo soldier
Plural:
buffalo-soldiersOrigin of Buffalo Soldier
Translation of a Kiowa term, from the perceived similarity between the soldiers' hair and the hair on a buffalo's head
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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