slave trade
noun
the business or process of capturing, transporting, and selling human beings into chattel slavery, especially Black Africans brought to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.
slave-trader
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a word derived from
slave trade.
Example Sentences
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In 1862, Nathaniel Gordon became the first and only American slave-trader to be executed under the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2021
Mr Johnson also condemned the tearing down of a statue of slave-trader Edward Colston on June 7 by anti-racist demonstrators.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2020
Besides, they enjoyed the wild life of the slave-trader with its dangers and rich rewards.
From Introductory American History by Henry Eldridge Bourne
"Before telling you, Harris, give me news of our master, the slave-trader, Alvez, whom I have not seen for two years."
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
At one time he was the richest slave-trader in Africa.
From Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure by Charles Gilson
