blackbirder
/ˈblækˌbɜrdər/
noun
- A person or ship involved in the historical practice of kidnapping or tricking people (especially Pacific Islanders) into forced labor or slavery.
- Historians still debate how many people were enslaved by blackbirders in the 19th century.
- The blackbirder sailed from port with promises of work, but the islanders were taken against their will.
- The museum exhibit explained how blackbirders operated in the South Pacific.
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