slave driver
noun
an overseer of slaves.
a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver.
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An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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British Dictionary definitions for slave driver
slave-driver
noun
(esp formerly) a person forcing slaves to work
an employer who demands excessively hard work from his employees
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