English Explanatory Dictionary

blackbirder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
  2. A ship used for blackbirding; a slaver.
  3. A slavecatcher

Word forms

blackbirder blackbirders

Etymology

From blackbird + -er.

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