slavers
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present tense formof slaver (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slavernouna person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.
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
By the sixteenth century, Elmina had become one of the earliest direct links between European slavers and the slave markets of the African interior.
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
Even he could not always make sense of the mongrel Ghiscari tongue the slavers spoke, especially when they were speaking fast.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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