1. a person engaged in blackbirding; one who recruits or transports workers, especially under coercive or deceptive conditions
Usage: historical; often used in reference to 19th-century labor practices in the Pacific

Examples

• Blackbirders in the 19th century recruited Pacific Islanders for work on Australian plantations.
• The blackbirder's practices were widely condemned as exploitative and inhumane.
• Historical records document how blackbirders deceived workers about the conditions they would face.
• Many blackbirders operated with little legal oversight during the colonial period.
• The term 'blackbirder' has become synonymous with unethical labor practices in maritime history.