enslaver en · NOUN
Etymology
From enslave + -er.
Meanings
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One who enslaves.
What indignation in her mind Against enslavers of mankind! Base kings, and ministers of state, Eternal objects of her hate!
1720, Jonathan Swift, To Stella, visiting me in my sickness:And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers.
2009 March 30, Edward Rothstein, “Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enslavers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |