Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slave-driver

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: slave--driv-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.

noun

An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee.

Colloquial

noun

Anyone who requests an amount of work from others that is deemed unreasonable.

Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

""That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago.""
"He's such a slave-driver! I can't believe he wants us to come in on Saturday."
"Mom, I need a break after doing homework! You're nothing but a slave-driver!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

slave-drivers (plural)

Synonyms

taskmaster

Questions

What does slave-driver mean?: An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work.

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