slaveholder
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonslaveholding adjective
- slaveholding noun
Etymology
Origin of slaveholder
Example Sentences
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Such an account would note that he was a slaveholder, but also that he declared the gradual elimination of slavery to be “among my first wishes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
In 2016, Harvard Law School agreed to change a shield that was based on the crest of an 18th Century slaveholder.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
She can trace her lineage on her white mother’s side back for generations and generations, including to a white slaveholder.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023
But, by this time, I began to want to live upon free land as well as with Freeland; and I was no longer content, therefore, to live with him or any other slaveholder.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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