SLAVE DRIVER

Meaning of SLAVE DRIVER in English

ˈslave ˌdriver BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who makes people work very hard – used in a disapproving or humorous way

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SLAVE DRIVER — noun Date: 1792 a supervisor of slaves at work, a harsh taskmaster
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLAVE DRIVER — noun 1. : a supervisor of slaves at work 2. : a person in authority (as a foreman) who exacts …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAVE DRIVER — 1. an overseer of slaves. 2. a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver. [ 1800-10, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAVE DRIVER — one who supervises workers; tyrant, oppressor, one who exploits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLAVE DRIVER — Date: 1792 1. : a supervisor of slaves at work 2. : a harsh taskmaster
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAVE DRIVER — Function: noun Date: 1792 1 : a supervisor of slaves at work 2 : a harsh taskmaster
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLAVE-DRIVER — ■ noun informal a person who works others very hard. Derivatives slave-drive verb
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLAVE DRIVER — [slave driver] n (1807) 1: a supervisor of slaves at work 2: a harsh taskmaster
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLAVE-DRIVER — noun ( disapproving ) a person who makes people work extremely hard SYN tyrant
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAVE DRIVER — Synonyms and related words : Big Brother, Simon Legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler, arrogator, auditor, autarch, autocrat, boatswain, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLAVE DRIVER — {n.} A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. * …
Slang English vocab
SLAVE DRIVER — Function: noun a person in authority who exacts extreme effort from his subordinates FF1C; the chief proofreader was a real …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLAVE DRIVER — noun a person in authority who exacts extreme effort from his subordinates the chief proofreader was a real slave driver …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLAVE DRIVER — See ↑ WORK HARD 6
Longman Activator English vocab
SLAVE DRIVER — {n.} A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. * …
Словарь английских идиом
SLAVE DRIVER — n. A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. Mr. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SLAVE-DRIVER — сущ. 1) надсмотрщик над рабами 2) эксплуататор Syn : exploiter (историческое) надсмотрщик (над рабами) безжалостный начальник, погоняла, эксплуататор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLAVE-DRIVER — Эксплуататор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SLAVE-DRIVER — n 1> ист. надсмотрщик (над рабами) 2> безжалостный начальник, погоняла, эксплуататор
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLAVE-DRIVER — сущ.1) надсмотрщик над рабами 2) строгий надсмотрщик, надзиратель; суровый начальник; эксплуататор He is not a slave-driver but somehow generates an …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SLAVE DRIVER — (n) безжалостный начальник; надсмотрщик; эксплуататор
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SLAVE DRIVER — (0) погоняла
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SLAVE-DRIVER — n 1) ист. надсмотрщик (над рабами) 2) безжалостный начальник, погоняла, эксплуататор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SLAVE-DRIVER — n 1> ист. надсмотрщик (над рабами) 2> безжалостный начальник, погоняла, эксплуататор
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLAVE DRIVER — надсмотрщик над рабами, эксплуататор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SLAVE DRIVER — надсмотрщик над рабами, эксплуататор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SLAVE-DRIVER — сущ. 1) надсмотрщик над рабами 2) строгий надсмотрщик, надзиратель; суровый начальник; эксплуататор He is not a slave-driver but somehow generates …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SLAVE-DRIVER — сущ. 1) надсмотрщик над рабами 2) строгий надсмотрщик, надзиратель; суровый начальник; эксплуататор He is not a slave-driver but somehow generates an extremely hard-working …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SLAVE-DRIVER — _n. 1> надсмотрщик над рабами 2> эксплуататор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SLAVE-DRIVER — n. 1. надсмотрщик над рабами 2. эксплуататор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SLAVE-DRIVER — надсмотрщик над рабами эксплуататор
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SLAVE DRIVER — (n.) A STREAMS -based device supported by the pseudo-terminal subsystem. It works with a line-discipline module and hardware-emulation module to …
Russian-English Edic
SLAVE-DRIVER — _n. 1> надсмотрщик над рабами 2> эксплуататор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SLAVE-DRIVER — [n.] 1) надсмотрщик над невольниками 2) эксплуататор
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SLAVE-DRIVER — n 1) надсмотрщик над невольниками; 2) эксплуататор
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SLAVE-DRIVER — сущ. 1) надсмотрщик над рабами 2) эксплуататор Syn : exploiter (историческое) надсмотрщик (над рабами) безжалостный начальник, погоняла, эксплуататор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLAVE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fugitive Slave Acts Great Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake slave code slave narrative Slave …
Английский словарь Британика
DRIVER — Computer program that acts as an intermediary between the operating system and a device such as a disk drive, video …
Английский словарь Британика
SLAVE — I. ˈslāv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sclave, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French esclave slave, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRIVER — I. ˈdrīvə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drivere, from driven to drive + -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAVE — — slaveless , adj. — slavelike , adj. /slayv/ , n. , v. , slaved, slaving . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAVE — v. work as a slave; work like a slave, drudge, toil, labour; enslave, traffic in slaves
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLAVE — I. ˈslāv noun Etymology: Middle English sclave, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAVE — noun an abject person; a wretch. 2. slave ·noun ·see slav. 3. slave ·vt to enslave. 4. slave ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
DRIVER — noun the driving wheel of a locomotive. 2. driver ·noun a crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the …
Webster English vocab
SLAVE — [slave] n [ME sclave, fr. OF or ML; OF esclave, fr. ML sclavus, fr. Sclavus Slav; fr. the frequent enslavement …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLAVE — also called Slavey, Awokanak, or Etchareottine, group of Athabascan-speaking Indians of Canada, originally inhabiting the western shores of the Great …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLAVE — slave BrE AmE sleɪv ▷ slaved sleɪvd ▷ slaves sleɪvz ▷ slaving ˈsleɪv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ slave ˌ driver BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRIVER — driver, D~ BrE AmE ˈdraɪv ə AmE - ə r ▷ driver|s z ▶ ˈ driver ant BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLAVE — / sleɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person who is legally owned by another person and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIVER — / ˈdraɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person who drives a vehicle : a bus / train / ambulance / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAVE — I. slave 1 /sleɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: esclave , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRIVER — driv ‧ er S1 W2 /ˈdraɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ drive , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLAVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRIVER — n. 1 (often in comb.) a person who drives a vehicle (bus-driver; engine-driver). 2 Golf a club with a flat …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLAVE — n. & v. n. 1 a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRIVER — n. 1 (often in comb.) a person who drives a vehicle (bus-driver; engine-driver). 2 Golf a club with a flat …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLAVE — n. & v. --n. 1. a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to …
Oxford English vocab
DRIVER — n.1 (often in comb.) a person who drives a vehicle (bus-driver; engine-driver). 2 Golf a club with a flat face …
Oxford English vocab
SLAVE — ( slaves, slaving, slaved) 1. A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIVER — ( drivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The driver of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES slave driver slave labour ▪ Cotton was grown using slave labor. slave labour the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus driver ▪ She asked the bus driver where to get off for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRIVER — n. Computer program that acts as an intermediary between the operating system and a device such as a disk drive, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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