négrier
French
editEtymology
editFrom nègre + -ier. Compare Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnégrier m (plural négriers, feminine négrière)
- a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)
- a slave ship
- (figuratively) a slave driver
Adjective
editnégrier (feminine négrière, masculine plural négriers, feminine plural négrières)
Synonyms
edit- esclavagiste (without distinguishing skin color)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “négrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.