Definition & Meaning of "slave"

Slave

a person who is owned by someone

someone who works as hard as a slave

a person who is excessively or completely controlled by someone or something, often implying a lack of freedom or autonomy

to slave

work very hard, like a slave

slave

slaveless

adj

slaveless

adj

slavelike

adj

slavelike

adj

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Example

Slave labor built many historic structures in the past.

The cruel taskmaster would lash the slaves for the slightest mistakes.

The cruel taskmaster would welt the disobedient slaves as a form of punishment.

The workers were forced into slave labor during the war.

The fugitive slave made a daring escape, seeking freedom in the North.

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