Etymograph

English

slaveowner

From slave + owner.

A compound of slave + owner

Middle English sclave

English slave

Proto-Germanic *aiginōną ‘to take possession of, own’

Proto-West Germanic *aiganōn

Old English āgnian ‘to own, take possession’

Old English āgnere ‘owner’

Middle English ouner

English owner

Today it means

noun Someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slaveowner”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / slaveowner