slavey

slav·ey

noun \ˈslā-vē\

plural slaveys

Definition of SLAVEY

: drudge; especially : a household servant who does general housework

Examples of SLAVEY

1. <I'm not your slavey, so pick up after yourself.>
2. <on the day of the feast the cook and the kitchen slaveys were bustling about well before dawn>

First Known Use of SLAVEY

circa 1812

Related to SLAVEY

Synonyms: daily [British], domestic, flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), lackey, menial, retainer, servant, steward

Antonyms: master, mistress

Related Words: butler, footman, groom, houseboy, houseman, majordomo, man, manservant, servitor, valet; handmaiden (also handmaid), housekeeper, housemaid, lady-in-waiting, maid, maidservant, wench, woman; assistant, attendant, companion, factotum, follower; dogsbody [chiefly British], drudge, gofer (or gopher)

Near Antonyms: boss, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, kingpin, leader, taskmaster

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Rhymes with SLAVEY

cavy, Davy, gravy, navy, shavie, wavy