Traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries.

synonym: slave traffic.

Roget 795: purchase, emption^†; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal.    coemption^†, bribery; slave trade.    buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client, customer, clientele.    ... show more

Dutch: slavenhandel