How many syllables in slave-driver?

There are 3 syllables in the word slave-driver.

How to pronounce slave-driver:

slave-driver (noun):: a person who insists on strict obedience to authority; someone who is in charge of making enslaved people work; noun. an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants.

amazon ant

ant

authoritarian

bully

despot

dictator

emmet

enslaver

formica sanguinea

master

oppressor

persecutor

pismire

sanguinary ant

scourge

slave-making ant

slaveholder

slaver

taskmaster

tormentor

tyrant

democrat

employee

follower

worker

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