Masbieker, noun
- Forms:
- Also Mosbieker.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans (earlier South African Dutch), contraction of Mosambieker one from Mozambique, ‘slave’.
obs. except in historical contexts
Mozambiquer.
1868 J. Chapman Trav. II. 182Their (sc. the people of Mazhanga’s) language is..very like that spoken by most of the prize negroes brought from the east coast to the Cape. They have consequently been called, very appropriately, I think, Mosbiekers — a corruption of Mosambique — from this resemblance.
1972 Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VI. 26The slaves from Mozambique (‘Masbiekers’) were..very untrustworthy; the free burghers felt disinclined to bid for them, and after ten years their import ceased.
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