Slave (song)
WordNet
noun
(1) A person who is owned by someone
(2) Someone who works as hard as a slave
(3) Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
"A slave to fashion"
"A slave to cocaine"
"His mother was his abject slave"
verb
(4) Work very hard, like a slave
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Alternative forms
- α-forms ([skl]-initial):
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- sclaue
- sclaue
- sclave
- sclaue
- sklaw
- sklaue
- sklave
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- β-forms ([sl]-initial):
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- slaif
- slaue
- slave
- slaue
- slave
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Etymology
From , from , from < Byzantine < Old Slavonic словѣнинъ, словѣне (Slav). Slavs were often enslaved during the early Middle Ages, hence the semantic correspondence.
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Noun
- A person who is the property of another person and whose labor and also whose life often is subject to the owner's volition.
- A person who is legally obliged by prior contract (oral or written) to work for another, with contractually limited rights to bargain; an indentured servant.
- A person who is forced against his/her will to perform, for another person or other persons, sexual acts or other personal services on a regular or continuing basis.
- A device that is controlled by another device.
- An information worker who has signed a non-compete clause in return for employment.