negreiro

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Galician

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -eiro. Compare Portuguese negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

Adjective

negreiro (feminine negreira, masculine plural negreiros, feminine plural negreiras)

  1. (relational) slave; (especially of black slaves)

Noun

negreiro m (plural negreiros, feminine negreira, feminine plural negreiras)

  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)

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -eiro. Compare Galician negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ne‧grei‧ro

Adjective

negreiro (feminine negreira, masculine plural negreiros, feminine plural negreiras, not comparable)

  1. (relational) slave, proslavery (especially in relation to black slaves)

Derived terms

Noun

negreiro m (plural negreiros, feminine negreira, feminine plural negreiras)

  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)

Synonyms

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