noun
slaver
Someone engaged in enslaving people or trading enslaved people.
The slaver treats captive people as property to be sold.
Etymology
The agent ending names a person engaged in the activity associated with slave. In this use it identifies an enslaver or trader in enslaved people.
More examples
- Several slavers profited from selling people across the Atlantic.
- She escaped from a slaver and helped others reach safety.
- Court records reveal that the wealthy landowner was also a slaver.
Forms
slaver · slavers
enslave verb — To force or keep someone in slavery.
slavery noun — The condition of being held as property.
Similar words
- enslaver
- Emphasizes forcing or holding people in slavery, rather than trading.
- slave trader
- Specifically identifies someone who buys and sells enslaved people.