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noun
an overseer of enslaved laborers and enforcer of hierarchy and discipline in the institution of chattel slavery.
a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver.
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Origin of slave driver
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Words nearby slave driver
slave, slave ant, slave bracelet, Slave Coast, slave cylinder, slave driver, slaveholder, slave labor, slave labor camp, slaveling, slave-making ant
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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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