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Recent Examples of slave driver
The woman gives the girls two vials of concoctions, one for the zombie and one for the slave driver.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 July 2021
Brandon’s boss arrives at the meeting trying to stop the whole thing and the girls realize this guy is the slave driver.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 July 2021
Charles Deslondes, a slave driver of Haitian descent, marshaled an insurrection against the slaver Manuel Andry, turning the tools of the plantation—the axe, the sugar cane knife—against his master.
—Kandist Mallett, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2021
What kind of man would say that if God demands a drop of blood in battle for every drop spilled by the slave driver’s whip, well, the judgments of the Lord are right and true?
—Michael D. Capaldi, National Review, 24 Oct. 2020
In a federal lawsuit filed on his behalf by civil attorneys in late 2015, Smith compared Edwards to a slave driver.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 July 2021
Brandon’s boss arrives at the meeting trying to stop the whole thing and the girls realize this guy is the slave driver.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 July 2021
Charles Deslondes, a slave driver of Haitian descent, marshaled an insurrection against the slaver Manuel Andry, turning the tools of the plantation—the axe, the sugar cane knife—against his master.
—Kandist Mallett, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2021
What kind of man would say that if God demands a drop of blood in battle for every drop spilled by the slave driver’s whip, well, the judgments of the Lord are right and true?
—Michael D. Capaldi, National Review, 24 Oct. 2020
In a federal lawsuit filed on his behalf by civil attorneys in late 2015, Smith compared Edwards to a slave driver.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slave driver
Noun
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Other free family members helped to get Edith Fossett and the children bought by slaveholders close by until Joseph could afford to buy their freedom.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Carla Hayden asked that question by walking into an institution built by slaveholders and placing herself at its helm.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The painting refers to the decade-plus effort to have Tubman honored on the U.S. $20 bill, replacing murderous tyrant and slaver Andrew Jackson.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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That was Salem, a different town, haunted by witch trials and slaver fortunes, but all the classic New England coastal markers were laid out: early sunsets, family secrets, bizarre architecture, the distinct gloom and glint of the northern eastern seashore.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Slave driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slave%20driver. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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