slavetrader
nounUK /ˈsleɪvˌtreɪdə/
US /ˈsleɪvˌtreɪdər/
A slavetrader is a person who buys and sells people as if they were goods.
The museum exhibit told the story of a slavetrader who brought enslaved people across the ocean.
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2. A ship used to carry enslaved people.
The old slavetrader sailed from port to port carrying captives.
3. A business or company involved in the slave trade.
Historians studied the records of a slavetrader based in the harbor town.
4. A person who treats others cruelly for profit.
The villain in the story was a slavetrader who cared only about money.