dresneger
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of Sranan Tongo dresi (“to heal, to cure”) + neger (“black person, negro”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛsˌneː.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: dres‧ne‧ger
Noun
dresneger m (plural dresnegers)
- (historical) A slave in Surinam tasked with treating and curing other slaves.