Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slave-owner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: slave-own-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of slaveowner.

Example Sentences

"Although Duerson was not among the largest slave-owners, he came from an old Virginia planter family that had held slaves for several generations."
"Though not the primary focus of “Underground,” they are nuanced characters with conflicting motives. The same cannot be said of the plantation owners; […] Intentionally or not, Green and Pokaski show little interest in humanizing slave-owners."
"This familiar rap was in response to a question about monuments to slave-owners, the very subject that got Kelly’s boss into hot water in August."

Inflected Forms

slave-owners (plural)

Questions

What does slave-owner mean?: Alternative form of slaveowner.

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