downpressor

English

Etymology

Blend of down +‎ oppressor, with down replacing op (which is how up sounds in Jamaican patois).

Noun

downpressor (plural downpressors)

  1. (Rastafari) Oppressor.

Usage notes

  • Rastafarian variant of oppressor, meant to emphasize that an oppressor presses people down.
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