🔤 Blackbirders ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
gulam pakadne ya agwah karne wale jahazi (jam'a)
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ENGLISH
📚noun (plural)
blackbirders
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈblækˌbɜːrdərz/
Phonetic: /blak bur durz/
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DEFINITION
plural form of blackbirder; captains or ships engaged in the coercion or kidnapping of Pacific Islanders to work as forced laborers
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Nineteenth-century colonial governments attempted to crack down on illegal blackbirders.
Historical accounts detail the harsh tactics used by blackbirders in the South Pacific.
Islanders formed coastal defenses to protect their villages against visiting blackbirders.
The crew of notorious blackbirders faced trial after their vessel was captured.
Documentaries explore the severe social impact left behind by blackbirders.
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SYNONYMS
slavers kidnappers forced labor traders
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