English Explanatory Dictionary

slave-driver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.
  2. An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee.
  3. Anyone who requests an amount of work from others that is deemed unreasonable.

Pronunciation

En-au-slave-driver.ogg

Word forms

slave-driver slave-drivers

Synonyms

taskmaster
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