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SLAVE DRIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slave driver mean?
• SLAVE DRIVER (noun)
The noun SLAVE DRIVER has 2 senses:
1. a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
2. a supervisor of slaves at work
Familiarity information: SLAVE DRIVER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Simon Legree; slave driver
Hypernyms ("slave driver" is a kind of...):
employer (a person or firm that employs workers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A supervisor of slaves at work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("slave driver" is a kind of...):
taskmaster (someone who imposes hard or continuous work)
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