buffalo soldier

noun

: an African American soldier serving in the western U.S. after the Civil War

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The buffalo soldiers were formed with six regiments in 1866. Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024 That character is Rachel Kidd, a proto-feminist, thus her anachronistic description of Jones, the buffalo soldier who was also her lover and her mate in seeking liberty. Armond White, National Review, 30 Dec. 2022 Borlund is hired by cuckolded New Mexico landowner Martin Kidd (Hamish Linklater) to retrieve his missing wife Rachel (Rachel Brosnahan), who has supposedly been kidnapped by buffalo soldier Elijah Jones (Brandon Scott). Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 Yeah, as a buffalo soldier. Lynette Rice, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2022

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First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buffalo soldier was in 1872

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“Buffalo soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffalo%20soldier. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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