slaveholder (Meaning)

Wordnet

slaveholder (n)

someone who holds slaves

Webster

slaveholder (n.)

One who holds slaves.

slaveholder Sentence Examples

  1. The slaveholder unjustly owned hundreds of individuals as property.
  2. The government passed laws to protect the rights of slaveholders.
  3. The slaveholder's plantation was vast, with acres of land worked by enslaved individuals.
  4. The abolitionists fought relentlessly against the institution of slaveholding.
  5. The slaveholder defended his actions, claiming that slavery was a necessary part of society.
  6. The escaped slaves fled the slaveholder's plantation, seeking freedom.
  7. The slaveholder's cruelty towards his enslaved workers was widely condemned.
  8. The slaveholder faced legal consequences for his abhorrent treatment of enslaved individuals.
  9. The slaveholder's wealth was built on the exploitation of enslaved people.
  10. The slaveholder's legacy is one of oppression and injustice.

FAQs About the word slaveholder

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The slaveholder unjustly owned hundreds of individuals as property.

The government passed laws to protect the rights of slaveholders.

The slaveholder's plantation was vast, with acres of land worked by enslaved individuals.

The abolitionists fought relentlessly against the institution of slaveholding.