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 .

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[ noun ] (work) someone who works as hard as a slave

Synonyms

hard_worker striver

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

worker

3
[ adjective ] held in servitude

Examples

"he was born of slave parents"

4
[ adjective ] concerned with slaves

Examples

"slave quarters" slave trader" "slave market"

5
[ 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

person

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[ verb ] (work) work very hard, like a slave

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work

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