ˈsīmənləˈgrē noun
( plural simon legrees )
Usage: usually capitalized S&L
Etymology: after Simon Legree, cruel slave dealer in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe died 1896, American author
: a cruel taskmaster
ˈsīmənləˈgrē noun
( plural simon legrees )
Usage: usually capitalized S&L
Etymology: after Simon Legree, cruel slave dealer in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe died 1896, American author
: a cruel taskmaster
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012