slave breaker

noun

A person who specializes in destroying the wills of unruly slaves, especially in the context of the antebellum American South.

“Great George was having behavioral problems, so his master sent him to a slave breaker.”

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Meanings

nounslave breaker (plural slave breakers)

plural slave breakers

  1. A person who specializes in destroying the wills of unruly slaves, especially in the context of the antebellum American South.

    Great George was having behavioral problems, so his master sent him to a slave breaker.

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APA

slave breaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20breaker

MLA

“slave breaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20breaker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slave breaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20breaker.

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