slaveowner
slaveowner noun: someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.
Noun
slaveowner (plural slaveowners)
- Someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.
- Near-synonyms: slaver, slavedriver
- It was natural for the Roman slaveowners to employ these captives in activities that would benefit from their knowledge and skills. These activities were harder to monitor than simple physical labor, and carrots worked better than sticks.2017 September 5, Peter Temin, The Roman Market Economy, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 131
- Synonyms:
- slaveholder, slaver, slavedriver
- Antonyms:
- nonslaveholder, abolitionist
Examples of slaveowner in a sentence
- From the frequency with which slaveowners and enslaved Africans mention and discuss sickness, injury and disease, we know that concern for medical conditions was a signal feature of the slaveocracy.2019 July 30, Katherine Bankole, Slavery and Medicine: Enslavement and Medical Practices in Antebellum Louisiana, Routledge, →ISBN:
- Calhoun, a slaveowner and staunch supporter of antebellum plantation slavery, stood.2020 August 31, Dartinia Hull, “‘Not everything is pretty here’: Charleston tourism reckons with slavery and racism”, in CNN, archived from...
Synonyms of slaveowner
Antonyms
Forms of slaveowner
| plural | slaveowners |
|---|---|
| alternative form | slave owner |
| alternative form | slave-owner |
Origin of slaveowner
From slave + owner.
Words formed from slaveowner
Questions about slaveowner
- What does slaveowner mean?
- Slaveowner means someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.
- How do you use slaveowner in a sentence?
- From the frequency with which slaveowners and enslaved Africans mention and discuss sickness, injury and disease, we know that concern for medical conditions was a signal feature of the slaveocracy.
- What part of speech is slaveowner?
- Slaveowner is a noun.
- What is the plural of slaveowner?
- The plural of slaveowner is slaveowners.
Words near slaveowner in the dictionary
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