slave

Definition

Examples

The museum has an exhibit about the history of the slave trade.

Word Family

Synonyms

• captivea person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
• serf(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

Collocations

• Easy slave trade
  to slave trade, meaning to work very hard, like a slave
• Medium work like a slave
  to work like a slave, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• Hard abolition of slave labor
  describing abolition of slave labor (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery))
• Very Hard slave away at unrewarding tasks
  to slave away at unrewarding tasks, meaning to work very hard, like a slave