negriero
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From negro (black) + -iero. Compare Spanish negrero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, French négrier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]negriero (feminine negriera, masculine plural negrieri, feminine plural negriere)
- (relational) slave; proslavery (especially of black slaves)
Noun
[edit]negriero m (plural negrieri, feminine negriera)
- slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
- (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)
Alternative forms
[edit]- negriere (only masculine noun)
Synonyms
[edit]- schiavista (without distinguishing skin color)