negriero

Italian

Etymology

From negro (black) +‎ -iero. Compare Spanish negrero, Portuguese negreiro, Galician negreiro, French négrier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡrjɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: ne‧griè‧ro

Adjective

negriero (feminine negriera, masculine plural negrieri, feminine plural negriere)

1. (relational) slave; proslavery (especially of black slaves)

Noun

negriero m (plural negrieri, feminine negriera)

1. slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)
2. (by extension) slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)

Alternative forms

• negriere (only masculine noun)

Synonyms

• schiavista (without distinguishing skin color)

Related terms

• negro

Anagrams

• rigenero, rigenerò