serf

as in slave
a person in the past who belonged to a low social class and who lived and worked on land owned by another person Medieval serfs who tended land owned by a lord.

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Noun
  • The country was established with the aim of relocating freed slaves from the United States.
    Michelle Garcia, NBC news, 10 July 2025
  • Schiava, meaning slave in Italian, is thought to be named after its tendency to accumulate to encourage so much fruit and weight that the vine would bend in on itself.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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  • The Forty Steps, located at the end of Narragansett Avenue a half mile north of the Breakers, was a popular meeting spot for Gilded Age domestics, especially Irish servants, who gathered there to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
  • Ironically, to be the servant of all requires enormous independence.
    Jim Rigby, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Serf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serf. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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