slave

slave · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to work.

  2. 2.

    A person who is excessively dependent on or controlled by something.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To work very hard.

Forms

plural: slaves

Related words

Antonyms: free person, master
See also: bondage, freedom, slavery
Synonyms: bondsman, servant

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sclavus ("Slav"), as many Slavs were enslaved in the early Middle Ages.