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SLAVEHOLDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slaveholder mean?
• SLAVEHOLDER (noun)
The noun SLAVEHOLDER has 1 sense:
1. someone who holds slaves
Familiarity information: SLAVEHOLDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who holds slaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
slave owner; slaveholder; slaver
Hypernyms ("slaveholder" is a kind of...):
holder (a person who holds something)
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