slave

noun
UK: /sleɪv/
US: /sleɪv/

  1. A person who is owned by someone else and forced to work for them.

    1. He was born a slave. [ ] [ ]
    2. Many slaves worked on the cotton plantations before the Civil War abolished slavery. [ ] [ ]

  2. Someone who is strongly influenced and controlled by something.

    1. I am a slave to my phone. [ ] [ ]
    2. She became a slave to her ambition, sacrificing everything for her career. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

servant bondsman thrall
slave verb

  1. To work very hard for someone.

    1. I slaved all day. [ ] [ ]
    2. She slaved away at her desk, trying to meet the deadline. [ ] [ ]

  2. To make someone a slave.

    1. The colonists attempted to slave the native population. [ ] [ ]
    2. The dictator planned to slave the conquered people, forcing them into servitude. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "slave" in English means: A person who is owned by someone else and forced to work for them., Someone who is strongly influenced and controlled by something..

The phonetic transcription of "slave" is /sleɪv/ in British English and /sleɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "slave": servant, bondsman, thrall.

Example usage of "slave": "He was born a slave.". More examples on the page.