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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But Haitians understand the horror of zombies to be one of dispossession, a curse enacted by enslavers that binds victims to mindless servitude, denying them liberation in the afterlife.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
When she was around 18 years old, records show she sailed with her enslavers to the Netherlands, where in 1774–75 Dutch artist Jeremias Schultz painted her portrait with an opulence reserved only for high society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
They indulged in constant festivities, to which they invited their fair enslavers.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 by Various
