man of color

noun

plural men of color

: a man whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a man who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race

The following tips and suggestions (born from personal experience as a man of color) are sure to bring relief to this recurring problem, and leave your skin smooth and refreshed.

—Nathan Townsie

From the beginning, its goal has been to attract young men of color—African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders—to the university and, once there, help them to succeed.

—Mike Bush

Examples of man of color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most recent Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th-anniversary report by McKinsey and Company found only 22 percent of the CEOs in the U.S. are white women, with 14 percent men of color, and 7 percent WOC. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024

All of those could play a factor, but more significantly, pre-Harris, Trump’s campaign and allies doubled down on reaching out to men, especially men of color, as part of an effort to exploit the growing gender gap and fuel disillusionment with Democrats. —Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024

However, Yuen pointed out that men of color are more frequently represented than women of color in film and television. —Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Mar. 2024

And a large percent of them are people of color, young men of color. —Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for man of color

• multicolor
• technicolor
• unicolor
• versicolor
• watercolor
• bicolor
• concolor
• discolor
• tricolor
• colour
• culler
• duller