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What is another word for a slave?

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Noun

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person

A person who works very hard, typically without proper remuneration or appreciation

A person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another

Someone who is employed in a regular job

A person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug

One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person

Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

To work very hard, especially excessively so

(intransitive) To persist in or proceed with an activity or action

Adjective

Having been subjected to oppression

Obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power

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Noun

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A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person

laborer^US

labourer^UK

“The Chaplain of Cape Coast castle had been borne over to Elmina in a hammock the previous day, accompanied by his personal slave.”

Noun

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A person who works very hard, typically without proper remuneration or appreciation

labourer^UK

laborer^US

hewer of wood and drawer of water

hewers of wood and drawers of water

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“Her solicitor claimed that Smith's wife was his slave.”

Noun

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A person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined

gaolbird^UK

jailbird^US

enemy prisoner of war

victim

kidnap victim

prisoner of conscience

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Noun

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One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another

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Noun

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Someone who is employed in a regular job

jobholder

worker

employee

labourer^UK

laborer^US

member of the workforce

labor^US

labour^UK

one who brings home the bacon

member of the working class

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A person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug

sufferer of addiction

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Noun

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One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person

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To apply great and continuous effort

toil

labour^UK

labor^US

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

plow^US

plough^UK

work your fingers to the bone

work your guts out

keep your nose to the grindstone

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

pull out all the stops

persevere

do all one can

work oneself to the bone

put one's back into something

move heaven and earth

old college try

work one's butt off

work hard to

give something one's best shot

give something one's all

peg along

work at

burn the candle at both ends

keep nose to grindstone

overwork oneself

go back to the salt mines

put up a fight against

make a supreme effort

push oneself to the limit

try very hard

go all out for

drive oneself to the limit

put effort into something

leave no stone unturned

use some elbow grease

put one's back into it

have a shot at

fight your way

try to

roll up one's sleeves

get your act together

have one's nose to grindstone

go the whole nine yards

direct your efforts towards

work one's socks off on

put one's shoulder to the wheel

get down to the nitty-gritty

get to work

get down to brass tacks

get down to nuts and bolts

make one's way with difficulty

shinny

proceed with difficulty

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“Why slave long and hard in the kitchen, when you can make this salad in minutes, leaving you free to concentrate on the one you love!”

Verb

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To work very hard, especially excessively so

burn the candle at both ends

burn the midnight oil

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

overdo it

exhaust yourself

bite off more than one can chew

go to extremes

go too far

keep your nose to the grindstone

overdo things

overextend oneself

spread oneself too thin

stay on the treadmill

push oneself too hard

work like a horse

sweat blood

wear oneself to a shadow

work day and night

work oneself into the ground

burn out

sweat

drive oneself into the ground

work your fingers to the bone

overtire yourself

overstrain yourself

practice presenteeism

overexert yourself

sweat one's balls off

have too many balls in the air

have too many irons in the fire

work yourself to death

drive oneself

overextend

bite off more than you can chew

labor^US

overtax one's strength

overtask

labour^UK

drive oneself too far

drive into the ground

impose excessive strain on

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(intransitive) To persist in or proceed with an activity or action

labour^UK

labor^US

show determination in

keep your nose to the grindstone

see something through

not take no for an answer

leave no stone unturned

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

plow^US

plough^UK

use some elbow grease

direct your efforts towards

grin and bear it

put up with it

see it through to the end

practise^UK

practice^US

work one's socks off on

do something constantly

do something incessantly

stay pat

not stop doing something

do something continually

put one's shoulder to the wheel

work your fingers to the bone

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Adjective

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Having been subjected to oppression

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

persecuted

victimised^UK

victimized^US

colonized^US

demoralized^US

colonised^UK

demoralised^UK

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

wife-ridden

in fear of one's partner

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Adjective

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Obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power

of the utmost importance

prioritized^US

prioritised^UK

conforming to accepted standards

most important

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