Simon Legree

Definitions of Simon Legree
  1. noun
    the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
  2. noun
    a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
    synonyms: slave driver
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    type of:
    employer
    a person or firm that employs workers
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