/chuy"neuh meuhn/ , n. , pl. Chinamen .
1. Usually Offensive. a Chinese or a person of Chinese descent.
2. ( l.c. ) a person who imports or sells china.
3. ( often l.c. ) Political Slang. a person regarded as one's benefactor, sponsor, or protector: to see one's chinaman about a favor.
4. a Chinaman's chance , Usually Offensive. the slightest chance: He hasn't a Chinaman's chance of getting that job.
[ 1765-75; CHINA + -MAN ]