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Definition of slave-driver noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slave-driver

noun

/ˈsleɪv draɪvə(r)/

/ˈsleɪv draɪvər/

(disapproving)

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a person who makes people work extremely hard synonym tyrant
- My boss is a real slave-driver.
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