enslaver
noun
someone or something that enslaves or is oppressively controlling.
enslavers
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pluralof enslaver.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I found that there were more than just a few enslavers who questioned the system.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
At a young age, she was sold and purchased by enslavers, developing skills in herbal medicine and midwifery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The book combines historical narrative with illustrations depicting African and African American women rising up against their enslavers, often at the cost of their own lives.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
“White enslavers feared that religion, which was often used to quell slave resistance, could incite the exact opposite if practiced without observance.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Their shades cannot start to thy shouts of to-day,— Nor the steps of enslavers and chain-kissing slaves Be stamped in the turf o'er their fetterless clay.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
