<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.</li><li>Any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, having black plumage.</li><li>Compare: crow, blackbird, red-winged blackbird, rusty blackbird.</li><li>Any of several other unrelated birds having black plumage in either or both sexes.</li><li>History/Historical: a person, especially a Pacific Islander, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery abroad, usually in Australia.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to kidnap (a person), as in blackbirding.</li><li>(used without object) to engage in blackbirding.</li></ul>