SLAVEHOLDER

slaveholder, slave owner, slaver

(noun) someone who holds slaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slaveholder (plural slaveholders)

Someone who owns slaves.

Source: Wiktionary


Slave"hold`er, n.

Definition: One who holds slaves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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