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Recent Examples of slaveholder
Moreover, Washington was a slaveholder, problematic in a revolution dedicated to freedom.
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Frederic J. Fransen, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
The study also concluded that 17 of Pope Leo's ancestors were Black, while 12 were slaveholders, owning between one and 20 people.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Anxious slaveholders constructed a rigid hierarchy intended to prevent their numerical superiors from launching large-scale revolts.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Then there are the many different viewpoints people have in the community about whether a name change is wise or not.
Could be revived
Removing the name of a slaveholder on a street sign might seems like an act of social justice to some.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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Frederic J. Fransen, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025
The study also concluded that 17 of Pope Leo's ancestors were Black, while 12 were slaveholders, owning between one and 20 people.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Anxious slaveholders constructed a rigid hierarchy intended to prevent their numerical superiors from launching large-scale revolts.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Then there are the many different viewpoints people have in the community about whether a name change is wise or not.
Could be revived
Removing the name of a slaveholder on a street sign might seems like an act of social justice to some.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaveholder
Noun
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In Texas many slavers forcibly moved their enslaved people to hide them from the advancing Union army.—
Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
18 June 2025
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Three-quarters of officers, from both the northern and southern parts of the US, used enslaved servants during their military careers, with southern slavers especially determined to expand slavery within the Army (as elsewhere).—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The woman gives the girls two vials of concoctions, one for the zombie and one for the slave driver.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
18 July 2021
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Brandon’s boss arrives at the meeting trying to stop the whole thing and the girls realize this guy is the slave driver.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
18 July 2021
Noun
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It should be noted that other Texas enslavers, including two governors, were ardent Unionists.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Although General Granger announced that all enslaved people were to be freed, enslavers and plantation owners were left to announce the news.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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In Galveston, freedmen celebrated Jubilee Day just one year later, on June 19, 1866.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.—
Timothy Welbeck,
The Conversation,
16 June 2025
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“Slaveholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaveholder. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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