| 单词 | negro-hunter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNegro-hunter Negro-hunter n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in slaves knave-seller1552 mango1602 Guinea merchant1719 slave-merchant1746 Guinea-man1756 Guinea trader1756 soul driver1774 Negro-dealer1799 slave-trader1813 nigger jockey1838 Negro-hunter1839 slaver1842 fleshmonger1845 man-dealer1860 blackbirder1876 1839 Voice of Freedom (Vermont Anti-Slavery Soc.) 27 Apr. It is said of a Vermont judge, that when a man appeared before him with an alleged claim upon the soul and body of a black man, he inquired of the claimant if he could produce a bill of sale from the Almighty to support his claim. This the negro hunter did not misunderstand. 1853 H. B. Stowe Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin 130/2 Where there are negro-hunters advertising in a paper, there are also negro-hunts. 1883 A. Pinkerton Spy of Rebellion xxix. 436 Dan McCowan was a man who for years had pursued the detestable calling of negro-hunter. 1957 Amer. Q. 9 145 He meets murderous thieves, a treacherous fog, Negro-hunters and a steamboat. < as lemmas |
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