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slaveholder Definition

slave·holder (slāv′hōl′dər)

noun

a person who owns slaves

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slaveholder Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • Southern: Pearl's father embodies the bitterness and disorientation that gripped Southern slaveholders forced to come to grips with Sherman's powerful onslaught.

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