slave

slave: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. bondsman, bond servant, thrall, serf; drudge, peon, vassal, menial; addict, victim. See servant. —v. i. toil, drudge; over-work. See exertion. Ant., master, owner.

II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. vassal, captive, enslaved; see bound 1 , 2 , restricted .
n.
1. [A person in bondage]

Syn. bondsman, bondservant, bondslave, thrall, chattel, serf, vassal, villein, captive, bondsmaid, bondwoman, victim of tyranny, one of a subject people.

2. [A drudge]

Syn. toiler, menial, worker; see drudge , laborer .

III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
bondman, servant, indentured servant, chattel, drudge, serf, laborer, menial.

II
v.
drudge, break one's back, *work one's fingers to the bone, toil, labor, grind, sweat, plod, slog, *bust one's hump.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun One who works or toils tirelessly: drudge, fag, grub, plodder. Informal: grind, workhorse. See WORK. II verb To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work: drudge, grub, plod, slog. Informal: grind. See WORK.

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Synonyms:

Bondman, bond-servant, bond-slave, captive, vassal, henchman, dependant / Drudge / Slav, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavic, Drudge, toil, moil

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