slave

slave
slave1 [sleıv] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus ( SLAVIC); because in the early Middle Ages many Slavic people in central Europe were slaves]
1.) someone who is owned by another person and works for them for no money
the slave trade
(=the buying and selling of slaves, especially Africans who were taken to America)
2.) be a slave to/of sth
to be so strongly influenced by something that you cannot make your own decisions - used to show disapproval
a slave to fashion
slave 2
slave2 v [I always + adverb/preposition]
to work very hard with little time to rest
slave away (at sth)
I've been slaving away at this report.
slave over
He's been slaving over his history essay.
slave (away) over a hot stove
(=cook - used humorously)

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Slave — Indian tribe of northwestern Canada, 1789, from SLAVE (Cf. slave) (n.), translating Cree (Algonquian) awahkan captive, slave …   Etymology dictionary

  • Slave — Slave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaving}.] To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Slave — Slave, v. t. To enslave. Marston. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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