slaver
noun
a person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.
slavers
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present tense formof slaver (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Thus the British, who had been such enthusiastic slavers, went on to force Muslim rulers to end their own version of the practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
This period witnessed the emergence of expansionist new states in West Africa, such as Dahomey and Segou, whose wars of conquest generated captives for European slavers.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
They could be lamentations or celebrations; at the same time, they could serve as a means of stealthy communication, spreading news outside the ken of white slavers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
My own version of that would be: “Since the legacy of slavers cannot be borne, their names are crossed out. Since the legacy of slavers cannot be covered up, their names remain legible.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
He had not been so foolish as to fight the slavers, as Jorah Mormont had, but that did not mean he had escaped punishment.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
