slaveholder

• Person, die Sklaven besitzt oder hält; historisch verbunden mit Systemen von Zwangsarbeit und Menschenbesitz.

A person who owns or holds slaves, historically associated with systems of forced labor and ownership of human beings.

1. Owner of enslaved peopleC1formal

   A person who owns or has legal ownership over other human beings, forcing them to work without freedom or pay.

   Sklavenhalter

   • The slaveholder exercised complete control over the lives of the enslaved people.
   • Historical records show the names of many slaveholders in the region.
   • The abolitionist movement fought against the power of slaveholders.

   Synonymeslaver