Slave (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person who is owned by someone.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The plantation owner had hundreds of slaves working in the fields.
- She was sold into slavery at a young age and was forced to work as a domestic slave.
- The abolitionist argued that owning slaves was morally wrong and should be outlawed.
- Many slaves attempted to escape from their plantations, but few succeeded.
- The former slave wrote a memoir about his experiences as a slave in the 19th century.
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Meaning 2
Someone who works as hard as a slave.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.