slave
has definitions from the fields of history,work
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[ noun ] (history) a person who is owned by someone
Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)During the Brown trial , however , the state 's most powerful Democratic newspaper , the Providence_Daily_Post , stated that Brown was a murderer , a man of blood , and that he and his associates , with the assistance of Republicans and Abolitionists , had plotted not_only the liberation of the slaves but also the overthrow of state and federal_governments . On October 31 , 1859 , John_Brown was found guilty of treason against the state of Virginia , inciting slave rebellion , and murder . In her letter to John_Brown , `` E._B. '' , the Quakeress from Newport , had suggested that the American people owed more honor to John_Brown for seeking to free the slaves than they did to George_Washington . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)But I am a slave ! (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)On shore `` the freed slaves to despotism '' - the town dwellers - watched the ships and waited . Related terms person creature bondman nat_turner bond_servant dred_scott galley_slave denmark_vesey bondwoman |
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[ noun ] (work) someone who works as hard as a slave
Synonyms Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Uncle_Randolph and Joel had replanted the bottom_lands with difficulty , for more of the slaves , including Annie , had sneaked_off when the soldiers broke_camp . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] held in servitude
Examples "he was born of slave parents" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] concerned with slaves
Examples "slave quarters" slave trader" "slave market" |
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[ noun ] someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
Examples "a slave to fashion" "a slave to cocaine" "his mother was his abject slave" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (work) work very hard, like a slave
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