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Simon Legree

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Simon Le·gree  (l-gr)
n.
A brutal taskmaster.

[After Simon Legree, a cruel slave dealer in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.]
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Noun1.Simon LegreeSimon Legree - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
employer - a person or firm that employs workers
2.Simon Legree - the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe


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