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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
slave-driver
['sleɪvˌdraɪvə]
сущ.
ист. надсмотрщик над рабами
разг. строгий надсмотрщик, надзиратель; суровый начальник; эксплуататор
Examples from texts
I could have given the man some valuable advice, but I didn't; you mustn't volunteer advice to a slave-driver unless you want to damage the cause you are arguing for.Я мог бы дать этому человеку дельный совет, но решил смолчать: полезешь с советами к торговцу невольниками и только повредишь делу.Twain, Mark / A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtТвен, Марк / Янки из Коннектикута при дворе короля АртураЯнки из Коннектикута при дворе короля АртураТвен, Марк© Н. Чуковский. Наследники. 2010A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtTwain, Mark© 2009 by Seven Treasures Publications
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Word forms
slave-driver
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | slave-driver | slave-drivers |
| Possessive case | slave-driver's | slave-drivers' |