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enslaver

enslaver

1 8.1
A person or thing that controls people and limits their freedom
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsleɪvər/
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  • Many believe that social media serves as an enslaver, controlling our attention and dictating our behavior.

Examples

  • The government, acting as an enslaver, imposed strict regulations that limited our freedom to express ourselves.

  • - Zygon is your enslaver.

    Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

  • Our enslavers will be presented as heroes, while the benevolent beings will be presented as our enemies.

    Blog text (32)

  • For some, debt becomes an enslaver, trapping them in a cycle of financial dependence.

Synonyms

tyrant
vsenslaver
16 8.4

A ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force and ruled cruelly

is more general and not limited to rulers or political seizure
slave owner
vsenslaver
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15 6.9

Someone who keeps another person as property and forces them to work for no pay

is a broader term that can mean domination without literal possession
slaveholder
vsenslaver
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5 7.8

A person who owns other people and forces them to work without pay

is broader and often used for figurative domination not literal ownership
liberty taker
vsenslaver
9.9

A person who limits other people's freedom, often a ruler or leader

is broader and can be a thing or force as well

Antonyms

liberator
21 5.3

A person who frees people from slavery or prison

emancipator
4 7.5

A person who frees others from slavery or unfair control

How Dominating

enslaver
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1 8.1
control
∞ 2.8
constraint
22 4.6
pressure
256 3.2
influence
806 2.3

Surface Forms

enslaver singular
enslavers plural

Morphology

enslaver = enslave (semi-transparent) = enslave + er

Formed regularly from 'enslave' + '-er', but the sense is figurative (domination or control) rather than literal enslavement, so context is needed.

Etymology

The word enslaver comes from slave plus -er, so it literally means 'one who makes someone a slave'. That is why we also use enslaver for a thing or force, like addiction or debt, that strongly controls people and takes away their freedom.