Definition

1. Noun:

   • Slave owner: A person who legally owns one or more slaves. This term refers to the individual master in a slave-owning system.
   • Slaveholder: A synonym emphasizing the possession and control over enslaved people.

2. Noun (historical/social class):

   • The slave-owning class: Refers collectively to the social class or stratum whose wealth, status, and power were derived from the ownership of slaves, particularly in ancient societies.

Usage Examples

• Noun: (That wealthy Roman was a slave owner.) (The power of the slaveholder was absolute.)
• Noun (class): (Ancient society was built on the domination of the slave-owning class.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical, sociological, or political-economic contexts to describe systems like ancient Roman, Greek, or pre-Civil War American societies.
• It carries a strong critical connotation, highlighting exploitation and a fundamental power imbalance.

Variants and Related Words

• Chế độ chủ nô (n): Slave-owning system; the socio-economic system based on slavery. (The slave-owning system was once common in the ancient world.)

Synonyms

• Slave master: Emphasizes authority and control.
• Slaveholder: A more formal term for an owner of slaves.
• Slaver: Can refer to a slave trader or a ship used for the slave trade; less commonly used for a static owner.

Related Concepts

• Nô lệ (n): Slave. The direct counterpart to .
• Bóc lột (v/n): To exploit / exploitation. A key concept associated with the relationship between and .

1. Slave-owner
   • giai cấp chủ nô
     the slave-owners, the slave-owning class