negriero

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Italian

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -iero. Compare Spanish negrero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, French négrier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈɡrjɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: ne‧griè‧ro

Adjective

negriero (feminine negriera, masculine plural negrieri, feminine plural negriere)

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

Noun

negriero m (plural negrieri, feminine negriera)

  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)

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