1
as in servant
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
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2
as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
unappreciated office slaves who perform the necessary but tedious task of filing paperwork
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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
slaving over a hot stove
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Recent Examples of slave
PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But there was no conclusive evidence that the remains of what appeared to be robust young men were anyone other than soldiers or slaves — until now.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The scholars borrow from critical theory—including a Marxist focus on the alienation of labor and postmodern pessimism—with some going so far as to compare the resorts to slave plantations.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Examples include Africa United, a comedy about young Rwandan soccer players; The Trial of Jeff David, a true crime podcast detailing the lives of former slaves falsely accused of murder in the 1800s; and Black Enuf, a cartoon about LGBT hip-hop lovers.
—PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But there was no conclusive evidence that the remains of what appeared to be robust young men were anyone other than soldiers or slaves — until now.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The scholars borrow from critical theory—including a Marxist focus on the alienation of labor and postmodern pessimism—with some going so far as to compare the resorts to slave plantations.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slave
Noun
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Ray belongs to a sub/dom gay biker club in which master and servant roles are firmly established by who drives and who rides pillion.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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They were each allowed one or maybe two servants and received food through an opening in a window.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Car loans have grown steadily longer in recent years, as buyers labor to keep pace with rising prices.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Holmes labored through four innings and the Dodgers welcomed Braves reliever Enyel De Los Santos with three hits and another run in the fifth, Will Smith driving it in with a two-out single.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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And that’s exactly what Hub gets when attempting to arrest two criminals who have escaped bail, but who end up catching the bondsman off-guard, shooting him with a shotgun blast (a bulletproof vest saves his life) and then ultimately slitting his throat with a knife.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hub is a second-generation bondsman, having followed in the footsteps of his acerbic mother — and, as a middle-aged divorcée, roommate — Kitty (Beth Grant).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dorm rooms are lined with lockers and bunk beds, which workers decorate with colorful blankets.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Their team also includes social workers and intervention specialists.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Too often over the last few years, the Red Sox have struggled to dispatch bad teams.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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By the time Bush left office, major banks and investment banks were struggling to stay alive, and that was just the ones that didn’t die in 2008.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Cupich described the pope as an organized and meticulous worker who is humble and strives to take in a variety of different perspectives.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Martinez also serves as a mentor for both the Reel Champs’ Executive Diversity Mentorship Program, as well as the Group Effort Initiative Mentorship Program, which strives to create a pipeline for members of underrepresented communities to establish long-term careers within entertainment.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Enslavers often viewed them as mere chattel and not worth the expense and effort of commissioning a painting.—
Kate McMahon,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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The game is the system that keeps one as chattel for the other.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Slave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slave. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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