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slave driver

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noun

an overseer of slaves.
a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver.

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RELATED WORDS

disciplinarian, oppressor, tyrant

Nearby words

  1. slave,
  2. slave ant,
  3. slave bracelet,
  4. slave coast,
  5. slave cylinder,
  6. slave labor,
  7. slave labor camp,
  8. slave river,
  9. slave ship,
  10. slave state

Origin of slave driver

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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