slave

slave
1. noun
1)

the work was done by slaves

Syn:
historical serf, vassal, thrall; archaic bondsman, bondswoman
Ant:
freeman, master
2)

Anna was his willing slave

Syn:
drudge, servant, lackey, minion; informal gofer
3)

a fashion slave

Syn:
devotee, worshiper, adherent; fan, lover, aficionado; informal fanatic, freak, nut, addict
2. verb

slaving away for a pittance

Syn:
toil, labor, grind away, sweat, work one's fingers to the bone, work like a Trojan/dog; informal kill oneself, sweat blood, slog away; literary travail; archaic drudge, moil

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  • slave — [ slav ] adj. et n. • 1575; sclave 1573; lat. médiév. sclavus; cf. esclave ♦ Se dit de peuples d Europe centrale et orientale dont les langues sont apparentées. Peuples slaves. Union slave. ⇒ panslavisme. Le charme slave, qu on prête… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Slave I — is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), and then in the prequel film commanded by Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison). Slave I also appears in… …   Wikipedia

  • Slave — (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the Germans. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slave — (slāv) n. 1. One who is owned as the property of someone else, especially in involuntary servitude. 2. One who is subservient to or controlled by another: »his boss s slave. 3. One who is subject to or controlled by a specified influence: »a… …   Word Histories

  • Slave — (engl. für „Sklave“), nicht zu verwechseln mit Slawe, steht für: Master/Slave, ein allgemeines hierarchisches Prinzip der Regelung und Steuerung Slave River, ein Fluss in Kanada Eine devote Person (auch „Sub“ genannt) im BDSM Ein fotografisches… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • slave — [slāv] n. [ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe] 1. a human being who is owned as… …   English World dictionary

  • Slave — Indian tribe of northwestern Canada, 1789, from SLAVE (Cf. slave) (n.), translating Cree (Algonquian) awahkan captive, slave …   Etymology dictionary

  • Slave — Slave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaving}.] To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slave — (izg. slȇjv) m DEFINICIJA inform. naziv za podređeni, podčinjeni ili sporedni uređaj [primarni slave; sekundarni slave], opr. master (4) ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Slave — (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v; 277) n. See {Slav}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slave — Slave, v. t. To enslave. Marston. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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