"manstealer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: manstealers [plural]
Etymology: From man + stealer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|man|stealer}} man + stealer Head templates: {{en-noun}} manstealer (plural manstealers)
  1. A slave-dealer; someone who seizes another person to hold that person as a slave or sell that person into slavery; more loosely: a slaveholder. Synonyms: man-stealer Related terms: men-stealer, menstealer
    Sense id: en-manstealer-en-noun-w6sHUyir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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