人ひと買かい

noun

slave trade; slave dealer

Historical term referring to the buying and selling of people, or a person who dealt in slaves. Now used mainly in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには人ひと買かいが横おう行こうしていた地ち域いきもあった。

  In the Edo period, there were areas where slave trafficking was rampant.

• その物もの語がたりでは、主しゅ人じん公こうが人ひと買かいにさらわれる。

  In that story, the protagonist is kidnapped by a slave dealer.