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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

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  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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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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