slaveowner

Definitions

Someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.

Equivalents

Examples

“It was natural for the Roman slaveowners to employ⟳ these captives in activities that would benefit from their knowledge and skills. These activities were harder to monitor⟳ than simple physical labor, and carrots worked better than sticks.”

“From the frequency with which slaveowners and enslaved Africans mention⟳ and discuss⟳ sickness, injury and disease, we know⟳ that concern⟳ for medical conditions was a signal feature of the slaveocracy. Slaveowners worried about the expense[…]”

“Across the street from the church, which is lovingly known as Mother Emanuel, is Marion Park⟳. Until recently, this where a statue of Vice President John C. Calhoun, a slaveowner and staunch supporter of antebellum plantation slavery, stood.”

“A modern glass edifice nearby houses the headquarters of the illustrious Rothschild banking family. It was the Rothschilds who in the 1830s arranged that recently paid-off £20 million loan to the British government to reimburse slaveowners after the trade⟳ ended – said to be equivalent to some £300 billion in today’s money.”

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