SLAVE DRIVER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase slave driver. (close relations)
Definition of SLAVE DRIVER
drive
Best Alternative Words for SLAVE DRIVER
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autocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
despot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
oppressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | ||||||||
overseer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who directs and manages an organization | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
taskmaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who imposes hard or continuous work | ||||||||
tyrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way | ||||||||
whip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping • a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline • a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit • (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • defeat thoroughly • thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash • strike as if by whipping • whip with or as if with a wire whisk • subject to harsh criticism | ||||||||
simon legree | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees • the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe |