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)