Definition of slave
slave
adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
Examples 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 Slav; 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
Definition of slave
slaved
;slaving
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
Slave
playDefinition of Slave
river 258 miles (415 kilometers) long in Canada flowing from the western end of Lake Athabasca north into Great Slave Lake
SLAVE Defined for English Language Learners
slave
playDefinition of slave for English Language Learners
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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
slave
Definition of slave for English Language Learners
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: to work very hard
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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