slave driver

• Terme péjoratif désignant une personne qui fait travailler les autres très durement, souvent de manière excessive ou injuste, notamment avec exigence ou en usant de son autorité de façon oppressive.

A derogatory term for a person who makes others work very hard, often unreasonably or excessively, especially in a demanding or oppressive manner.

1. Cruel boss or managerB2informal

   A person who makes others work very hard, often unreasonably or harshly.

   bourreau de travail (pour les autres)

   • My boss is a real slave driver; he expects us to work overtime every day.
   • She complained that her manager was a slave driver who never gave breaks.
   • The coach was known as a slave driver, pushing the team to their limits.

2. Historical meaningC1formal

   A person who forced enslaved people to work, especially on plantations.

   conducteur d'esclaves

   • The slave driver used a whip to enforce labor in the fields.
   • Historical accounts describe the brutality of slave drivers in the 18th century.
   • The role of the slave driver was to maximize productivity through fear and punishment.