negrero
Spanish
Etymology
From negro (black) + -ero. Compare Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, Italian negriero, French négrier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈɡɾeɾo/ [neˈɣ̞ɾe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ne‧gre‧ro
Adjective
negrero (feminine negrera, masculine plural negreros, feminine plural negreras)
- (relational) slave; proslavery (especially referring to black slaves)
- Synonym: (without distinguishing skin color) esclavista
Noun
negrero m (plural negreros, feminine negrera, feminine plural negreras)
- slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
- (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)
Further reading
- “negrero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014