slave-driver

See also: slavedriver and slave driver

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Noun

slave-driver (plural slave-drivers)

An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, OCLC 1029993343:
  "That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago."
(slang) An employer who demands excessive amounts of work from employees.
He's such a slave-driver! I can't believe he wants us to come in on Saturday.

Translations

overseer of slaves

Bulgarian: надзирател (bg) m (nadziratel)
Finnish: orjapiiskuri (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: slaveoppsynsmann m
Swedish: slavdrivare c

employer who demands excessive work

Bulgarian: експлоататор (bg) m (eksploatator)
Finnish: orjapiiskuri (fi)
French: esclavagiste (fr) m or f, négrier (fr) m, négrière (fr) f
Galician: escravista m or f, negreiro m, negreira f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: slavedriver (no) m
Portuguese: escravista (pt) m or f, negreiro m, negreira (pt) f
Spanish: esclavista (es) m or f, negrero (es) m, negrera (es) f
Swedish: slavdrivare c

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