Slave Owner (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who holds slaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The wealthy merchant was known to be a notorious slave owner in the 18th century, owning hundreds of enslaved individuals.
- She discovered in her family's history that her ancestors were slave owners on a plantation in the southern United States.
- The slave owner's cruel treatment of his slaves sparked outrage among the local abolitionists.
- Historians estimate that the average slave owner in ancient Rome owned around 10 to 20 slaves.
- As a slave owner, he controlled the lives and labor of the people he enslaved on his vast plantation.