slaveholder
slaveholder · slaveholders
Sklavenhalter
Synonym of slaveownerSynonym of slaveowner.
» His demand for immediate emancipation fell like a tocsin upon the ears of slaveholders.
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1 sensesSynonym of slaveowner.
Sklavenhalter
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- someone who holds slaves
Examples
1 sentencesHis demand for immediate emancipation fell like a tocsin upon the ears of slaveholders.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
someone who owns slaves:
Origin
From slave + holder.From slave + holder.
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Forms
plural: slaveholders| Singular | slaveholder |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who holds slaves:slave ownerslaver
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedslaveholding
Derivednonslaveholder