"men-stealer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: men-stealers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} men-stealer (plural men-stealers)
  1. A slave-dealer; someone who seizes other persons to hold those persons as slave or sell them into slavery; more loosely: a slaveholder. Synonyms: menstealer Related terms: man-stealer, manstealer
    Sense id: en-men-stealer-en-noun-EEDQJ1kp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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