négrier
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From nègre + -ier. Compare Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
négrier m (plural négriers, feminine négrière)
- a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)
- a slave ship
- (figuratively) a slave driver
Adjective[edit]
négrier (feminine négrière, masculine plural négriers, feminine plural négrières)
Synonyms[edit]
- esclavagiste (without distinguishing skin color)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “négrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.