slaverers

/ˈsleɪvərərz/
noun
  1. People or groups who engage in the trade of enslaved people, especially historically those who captured, bought, sold, or transported enslaved individuals.
    • Historians have documented the networks of slaverers who profited from human suffering for centuries.
    • The slaverers operated ships that carried captured people across the Atlantic under brutal conditions.
    • Museums now display exhibits that expose the cruel practices of the slaverers.
  2. Ships used in the slave trade to transport enslaved people.
    • Archaeologists discovered the wreck of a slaverer off the coast of Africa.
    • Many slaverers were built for speed to evade naval patrols.
    • The old port was once crowded with slaverers loading their human cargo.
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