enslaver

American  

[en-slayv-er] / ɛnˈsleɪv ər /

noun

PLURAL

enslavers

1. someone or something that enslaves or is oppressively controlling.

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Other Word Forms

• enslavery noun

Example Sentences

The new name comes nearly two weeks after the National Audubon Society, the country’s leading bird conservation group, announced it would retain the name despite pressure to end its association with the enslaver whose racist legacy is well documented.

From Seattle Times

Perhaps most famously, Banneker challenged Thomas Jefferson by letter for his hypocrisy in asserting, in the Declaration of Independence, that “all men are created equal” while also being an enslaver who held that Black people were inferior.

From Washington Post

Although Washington was a major enslaver, she noted that he was conflicted about slavery.

From Washington Post

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to cut ties with its two-century namesake, former vice president Richard Mentor Johnson, a lifelong enslaver from Kentucky who took credit for killing a Shawnee chief during an 1805 battle.

From Washington Post

Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a U.S. vice president and enslaver, and instead will honor a trailblazing local Black academic.

From Washington Post