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slave-driver en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.
   • "That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago." 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
2. (colloquial, excessive, figuratively, usually) An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee.
   • He's such a slave-driver! I can't believe he wants us to come in on Saturday.
3. (broadly, colloquial, excessive, figuratively, humorous, often, sarcastic, usually) Anyone who requests an amount of work from others that is deemed unreasonable.
   • Mom, I need a break after doing homework! You're nothing but a slave-driver!

Forms

Synonyms

taskmaster

Translations (33)

fr négrière (employer who demands excessive work) · nb slavedriver (employer who demands excessive work) · sv slavdrivare (employer who demands excessive work) · pl poganiacz niewolników (overseer of slaves) · fi orjapiiskuri (overseer of slaves) · sv slavdrivare (overseer of slaves) · gl negreira (employer who demands excessive work) · gl negreiro (overseer of slaves) · gl escravista (overseer of slaves) · gl escravista (employer who demands excessive work) · fr négrière (overseer of slaves) · pl poganiaczka niewolników (overseer of slaves) · fr esclavagiste (overseer of slaves) · es negrera (employer who demands excessive work) · fr négrier (overseer of slaves) · gl negreira (overseer of slaves) · pt escravista (employer who demands excessive work) · bg надзирател (overseer of slaves) · fr négrier (employer who demands excessive work) · es esclavista (overseer of slaves) · nb slaveoppsynsmann (overseer of slaves) · pl gnębicielka (employer who demands excessive work) · pt negreiro (employer who demands excessive work) · es negrera (overseer of slaves) · es negrero (overseer of slaves) · fr esclavagiste (employer who demands excessive work) · pt negreira (employer who demands excessive work) · pl gnębiciel (employer who demands excessive work) · nl slavendrijver (employer who demands excessive work) · bg експлоататор (employer who demands excessive work) · gl negreiro (employer who demands excessive work) · fi orjapiiskuri (employer who demands excessive work) · es negrero (employer who demands excessive work)