paleface
/ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs/
noun
- A term used historically by some Native Americans to refer to a white person; now considered dated and often offensive.
- The term 'paleface' is rarely used today because it is seen as a stereotype.
- She read a novel where the settlers were called palefaces by the indigenous characters.
- In old Western movies, the chief would sometimes say, 'The paleface speaks with a forked tongue.'