Blackfeller

Alternative forms

• blackfella

Full definition of blackfeller

Noun

1. (Australia) An Australian Aboriginal.
• 2009, Alf Barlow, The Two Rainbow Serpents, in Jeremy Beckett, Luise Hercus, The Two Rainbow Serpents Travelling: Mura Track Narratives from the ‘Corner Country’, %22blackfellers%22+-intitle:%22blackfeller|blackfellers%22+-inauthor:%22blackfella%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjxTsW2IenEmQXPkMS8Ag&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22blackfeller%22|%22blackfellers%22%20-intitle%3A%22blackfeller|blackfellers%22%20-inauthor%3A%22blackfella%22&f=false page 30,They reckoned they saw a big blackfeller camp on one side. They made the creek deeper. They named the place ‘Gumbagunbara (blackfeller)’.

Coordinate terms

• whitefeller