slave trader

• Termo histórico que designa a pessoa que comprava e vendia pessoas escravizadas, especialmente durante o tráfico transatlântico de escravos. No contexto contemporâneo, o termo é considerado datado e ofensivo.

A historical term referring to a person who bought and sold enslaved people, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade. The term is now considered outdated and offensive in modern contexts.

1. Historical figureC1formal

   A person who bought and sold human beings as property, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade.

   Figura histórica

   • The slave trader transported hundreds of people across the Atlantic.
   • Historians study the records of slave traders to understand the past.
   • The slave trader's ship was loaded with captives from Africa.