untouchable


2untouchable

noun

Definition of UNTOUCHABLE

: one that is untouchable; specifically : a member of a large formerly segregated hereditary group in India having in traditional Hindu belief the quality of defiling by contact a member of a higher caste

First Known Use of UNTOUCHABLE

1909

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