"Negro-driver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Negro-drivers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Negro-driver (plural Negro-drivers)
  1. (now historical) An overseer of black slaves; a slavedriver. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Negro-driver-en-noun-ANjdUB6M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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