négrier
French, noun/ne.ɡʁi.je/
négrier is spelled N-É-G-R-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 55,146th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Négrier is a French masculine noun meaning “a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui faisait la traite d'esclaves noirs”.
What does négrier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves)
- 2
masculinea slave ship
- 3
masculinea slave driver
adjective
- 1
slave trade; slave, proslavery
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui faisait la traite d'esclaves noirs. 2. Vaisseau négrier. 3. Chef d’entreprise avare et dur, qui traite ses employés comme des esclaves.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la traite des nègres.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of négrier
- négriers plural
- négrière feminine
- négrières feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce négrier?
- /ne.ɡʁi.je/
- \ne.ɡʁi.je\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to négrier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is négrier in French?
négrier appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).