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slave breaker

slave breaker noun: a person who specializes in destroying the wills of unruly slaves, especially in the context of the antebellum American South.

Noun

slave breaker (plural slave breakers)

  1. A person who specializes in destroying the wills of unruly slaves, especially in the context of the antebellum American South.
    • Great George was having behavioral problems, so his master sent him to a slave breaker.

Forms of slave breaker

pluralslave breakers

Questions about slave breaker

What does slave breaker mean?
Slave breaker means a person who specializes in destroying the wills of unruly slaves, especially in the context of the antebellum American South.
What part of speech is slave breaker?
Slave breaker is a noun.
What is the plural of slave breaker?
The plural of slave breaker is slave breakers.

Words near slave breaker in the dictionary

  1. slave away
  2. slave boy
  3. slave boys
  4. slave bracelet
  5. slave bracelets
  6. slave breaker
  7. slave breakers
  8. slave camp
  9. slave camps
  10. slave chain
  11. slave chains

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