blackbird B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈblækˌbɚd/ UK /ˈblakbəːd/ See IPA manual Freq #21990 Meanings 1 verb To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force “At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”. 2 noun common black European thrush 3 noun any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black 4 noun A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · common black european thrush merlmerleouselouzel 4 noun · a common true thrush,... common blackbirdeurasian blackbirdmerlmerleouzel Word family Derived forms agelaiusagelasticusblackbirderblackbirdingblackbirdlikechrysomuscuraeusdiveseuphagussturnellaturdus Etymology From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird. Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # blackbird **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈblækˌbɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈblakbəːd/ **Frequency rank:** 21990 ## Meanings 1. To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force 2. common black European thrush 3. any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black 4. A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. ## Examples - “At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.”. ## Derived Forms - agelaius - agelasticus - blackbirder - blackbirding - blackbirdlike - chrysomus - curaeus - dives - euphagus - sturnella - turdus ## Etymology From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown