negriero
Italian
Etymology
From negro (black) + -iero. Compare Spanish negrero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, French négrier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈɡrjɛ.ro/
- Rhymes: -ɛro
- Hyphenation: ne‧griè‧ro
Adjective
negriero (feminine negriera, masculine plural negrieri, feminine plural negriere)
- (relational) slave; proslavery (especially of black slaves)
Noun
negriero m (plural negrieri, feminine negriera)
- slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
- (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)
Alternative forms
- negriere (only masculine noun)
Synonyms
- schiavista (without distinguishing skin color)
Related terms
- negro
Anagrams
- rigenero, rigenerò