dresneger

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Sranan Tongo dresi (“to heal, to cure”) + neger (“black person, negro”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛsˌneː.ɣər/
• Hyphenation: dres‧ne‧ger

Noun

dresneger m (plural dresnegers)

1. (Suriname, historical) A slave in Suriname tasked with treating and curing other slaves.