soul brother

noun

plural soul brothers
US, informal
: a Black boy or man

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As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 Lotus was my Jewish soul sister; Mooney was my Black soul brother. — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 21 May 2021

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First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of soul brother was in 1957

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“Soul brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20brother. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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