slave
a person who is owned by someone
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,861 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,685 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person who is owned by someone
- someone who works as hard as a slave also: striver, hard worker
- someone entirely dominated by some influence or person a slave to fashiona slave to cocaine
verb
- work very hard, like a slave also: break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down
slave in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The poor slave obeyed, without saying a word.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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During the slave regime, the Southern white man owned the Negro body and soul.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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I would have been willing to slave here, day and night, and have been happy.
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation · Bret Harte · Chapter 1
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You're not going to slave for a lot of city girls if I know it.
Polly of Pebbly Pit · Lillian Elizabeth Roy · Chapter 1
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The youngest, who was the slave of his passions and of a very uncertain temper, became Prince of the Air.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1