slave

slave

noun

Definition of SLAVE

1

a person who is considered the property of another person <many American slaves reached freedom in the North through the network known as the Underground Railroad>

Synonyms bondman (also bondsman), chattel, thrall

Related Words bondwoman (also bondswoman), odalisque; helot, serf; bond servant, indentured servant; attendant, domestic, drudge, handmaiden (also handmaid), lackey, menial, servant, slavey

Near Antonyms freedman, freedwoman; enslaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver; master, taskmaster

Antonyms freeman

2

a person who does very hard or dull work <unappreciated office slaves who perform the necessary but tedious task of filing paperwork>

Synonyms dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker

Related Words workhorse; coolie, serf

Near Antonyms goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard