ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slave-owner

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Slave-owner is a noun meaning Alternative form of slaveowner.

Meaning

Alternative form of slaveowner.

Example Sentences

This familiar rap was in response to a question about monuments to slave-owners, the very subject that got Kelly’s boss into hot water in August.
Although Duerson was not among the largest slave-owners, he came from an old Virginia planter family that had held slaves for several generations.
Though not the primary focus of “Underground,” they are nuanced characters with conflicting motives. The same cannot be said of the plantation owners; […] Intentionally or not, Green and Pokaski show little interest in humanizing slave-owners.

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