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slave driverˈslave ˌdriver noun [countable] to make people work hard► work somebody hard to make someone work hard, especially unreasonably hard: · Sometimes I think that they work us too hard in this office.· The bank's managers admit that they work their employees hard, but on the other hand they pay good wages. ► slave driver informal someone who makes people work too hard: · She's a real slave driver. One of her secretaries had a nervous breakdown last year. someone who makes people work very hard – used in a disapproving or humorous way |