slaveholder

[ sleyv-hohl-der ]

noun

an owner of enslaved people in the institution of chattel slavery.

Origin of slaveholder

First recorded in 1770–80; slave + holder

Other words from slaveholder

slaveholding, noun
non·slave·hold·ing, adjective, noun

Words Nearby slaveholder

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How to use slaveholder in a sentence

It doesn’t have to be race as we have inherited it from long dead elite slaveholders.
Why Coalition, Not Allyship, Is the Necessary Next Step in the Racial Justice Movement | Suyin Haynes | June 22, 2021 | Time
What I would grant to the devil himself, I would not withhold even from the slaveholder—his due.
Speech of John Hossack, Convicted of a Violation of the Fugitive Slave Law | John Hossack
Almost the first Northern men whom the slaveholder has learned to respect!
A Plea for Captain John Brown | Henry David Thoreau
Not a solitary slaveholder will I allow to enjoy repose on any other condition than instantly ceasing to be one.
No Compromise with Slavery | William Lloyd Garrison
So reads the Mosaic code, and by it every American slaveholder is convicted of a capital crime.
No Compromise with Slavery | William Lloyd Garrison

Now, sir, what right does this take away from any slaveholder?
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene Chittenden

British Dictionary definitions for slaveholder

slaveholder

/ (ˈsleɪvˌhəʊldə) /

noun

a person who owns slaves

Derived forms of slaveholder

slaveholding, noun

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