First recorded in 1910–15
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This disparity in size did not dispel the suspicions of one statuesque beauty named Grace Kelly who, when Goldberg first approached her, thought he was a white slaver.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Twice," said the young man enthusiastically and without regard to our look of horror as we were moved by circumstantial evidence to believe him not only a white slaver but a dishonest one.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
Consequently they went before a "Justice of the Peace," who pronounced them man and wife—a "fake" Justice, who was merely a confederate of the white slaver.
From Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade by Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert)
It was hot and the sawing bit raised quickly a white slaver.
From Winner Take All by Evans, Larry
The two bosuns are in fear of their lives with this clique, which is growing; for Steve Roberts, the ex-cowboy, and the white-slaver, Arthur Deacon, have been admitted to it.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack
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