slave driver


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slave driver

n.
1. An overseer of slaves at work.
2. A severely exacting employer or supervisor.
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slave′ driv`er


n.
1. an overseer of slaves.
2. a demanding, unyielding taskmaster.
[1800–10, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slave driver - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employeesslave driver - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
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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Did you suppose I was such a monster, such a reactionary, such a slave driver? Ha, ha!
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.'
Here was a population, low-class and mostly foreign, hanging always on the verge of starvation, and dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and unscrupulous as the old-time slave drivers; under such circumstances immorality was exactly as inevitable, and as prevalent, as it was under the system of chattel slavery.
You won't sound authentic if you said that you don't have any weaknesses, however, don't shock the interview panel by revealing questionable details about your character, or by making unprofessional comments such as: "I'm a short-tempered slave driver," just to come across as a super-efficient person.
Because we only have two beds and not a lot of clothes, Yet that washer is never idle, it's worked with no respite, My wife keeps it on the go all day and through the night, I'm frightened to take my socks off for they'll disappear, vanish, unseen, Because my wife will scoop them up and throw them in the washing machine, That washing machine has no life, it's always on the go, It's not allowed to have a breather, never, no way, as it's agitating and spinning each and every day And if it were a living entity I'm sure this machine would say "This woman is a slave driver and should be locked away".
He is not a slave driver; he is not a "workaholic": he knows the importance of work and the place of rest and relaxation.
Many have called Alqattan a 'slave driver' with a 'backward' mindset.
'I'm not a slave driver of a father who will get angry because he quit,' he said.
Is he a monster or a slave driver? No, he's an urbane intellectual with a highly developed social conscience.
The actor described her as "the most amazing woman, dancer, slave driver and counsellor".
And looking at Katya, he added: "This woman is the most amazing woman." He added with a grin: "Counsellor, artist and slave driver."