negrero

Spanish

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -ero. Compare Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, Italian negriero, French négrier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾeɾo/ [neˈɣ̞ɾe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ne‧gre‧ro

Adjective

negrero (feminine negrera, masculine plural negreros, feminine plural negreras)

1. (relational) slave; proslavery (especially referring to black slaves)

   Synonym: (without distinguishing skin color) esclavista

Noun

negrero m (plural negreros, feminine negrera, feminine plural negreras)

1. slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
2. (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)
3. slave ship

Further reading

• “negrero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16