Simple Definition of slave
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: someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay
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: a person who is strongly influenced and controlled by something
Full Definition of slave
slave
adjectiveExamples of slave in a sentence
He treats her like a slave.
Do it yourself! I'm not your slave!
Origin and Etymology of slave
Middle English sclave, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus Slavic; from the frequent enslavement of Slavs in central Europe during the early Middle Ages
First Known Use: 14th century
Other Government and Politics Terms
slave
Simple Definition of slave
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: to work very hard
Examples of slave in a sentence
I slaved all morning to get the work done on time.
She's been slaving away at her homework.
1602
First Known Use of slave
1602
Rhymes with slave
brave, cave, clave, crave, fave, glaive, grave, knave, lave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, stave, waive, wave, Wave
Slave
playDefinition of Slave
river 258 miles (415 kilometers) Canada flowing from W end of Lake Athabasca N into Great Slave Lake
SLAVE Defined for Kids
Definition of slave for Students
slaved
slaving
: to work very hard, for long hours, or under difficult conditions <… I could only see myself slaving … in the tobacco fields. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped>
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