slaveowner

English

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Etymology

slave + owner

Noun

slaveowner (plural slaveowners)

  1. Someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.
    • 2017 September 5, Peter Temin, The Roman Market Economy, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 131:
      It was natural for the Roman slaveowners to employ these captives in activities that would benefit from their knowledge and skills. These activities were harder to monitor than simple physical labor, and carrots worked better than sticks.
    • 2019 July 30, Katherine Bankole, Slavery and Medicine: Enslavement and Medical Practices in Antebellum Louisiana, Routledge, →ISBN:
      From the frequency with which slaveowners and enslaved Africans mention and discuss sickness, injury and disease, we know that concern for medical conditions was a signal feature of the slaveocracy. Slaveowners worried about the expense []

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