Slave Driver (Noun)
Meaning 2
A cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The notorious business tycoon was often accused of being a ruthless slave driver by the factory workers.
- As she yelled for them to speed up their tasks, employees openly muttered behind their backs, describing the harsh woman as an exacting slave driver.
- Years back he had found his previous manager very oppressive, somewhat of a chronic slave driver but somehow made it through.
- Prior to starting her own business venture she had expressed huge reservations about job oppression from various people, in particular terming her employer a prolific, aggressive slave driver in office.
- People called Lee an insidious slave driver behind his back; his anger when things didn't work out seemed unstoppable.