négrier
French
Etymology
From nègre + -ier. Compare Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne.ɡʁi.je/
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Noun
négrier m (plural négriers, feminine négrière)
- a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)
- a slave ship
- (figuratively) a slave driver
Adjective
négrier (feminine négrière, masculine plural négriers, feminine plural négrières)
- (relational) slave trade; slave, proslavery
Synonyms
- esclavagiste (without distinguishing skin color)
Derived terms
- traite négrière
Further reading
- “négrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- grenier, ingérer