manstealer en · NOUN
Etymology
From man + stealer.
Meanings
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A slave-dealer; someone who seizes another person to hold that person as a slave or sell that person into slavery; more loosely: a slaveholder.
The law is made for manstealers.
1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| man-stealer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| manstealers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |