slave driver

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slave driver

1. An overseer of slaves at work.

2. A severely exacting employer or supervisor.

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Noun	1.	slave driver - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees Simon Legree employer - a person or firm that employs workers
	2.	slave driver - a supervisor of slaves at work taskmaster - someone who imposes hard or continuous work

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A slave driver in the West Indies is allowed a man under him, to see that his blacks don't run away, or get up a rebellion; and I'll have a man under me to do the same with OUR blacks, till such time as little Wackford is able to take charge of the school.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context

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