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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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
Among the show’s many examples of portraiture are works in which Black figures are shown alongside their white enslavers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Great souls grow bolder in their country's cause, Detest enslavers, and despise their laws.
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Philip Freneau
