1. North American Indian - Noun
2. North American Indian - Adjective
North American Indian (plural North American Indians)
A member of one of the indigenous peoples of North America (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
North American Indian (comparative more North American Indian, superlative most North American Indian)
Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian. Ambrose Bierce