slave en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- slāv
- /sleɪv/
Etymology
Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave Inherited from Middle English sclave, from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“Slav”), traditionally assumed to be because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages. The Latin word is from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry and Slav for more. Displaced native Old English þēow. Thrall and bondsman/bondswoman, however, remain common synonyms. Doublet of ciao and Slav. An alternative hypothesis derives sclavus from Ancient Greek σκῡλεύω (skūleúō), σκῡλάω (skūláō, “to strip or despoil a slain enemy”).
Meanings
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A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
Fear of their cargo bred a savage cruelty into the crew. One captain, to strike terror into the rest, killed a slave and dividing heart, liver and entrails into 300 pieces made each of the slaves eat one, threatening those who refused with the same torture. Such incidents were not rare.
1963, C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins, 2nd Revised edition, page 9:
- (figuratively) A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.
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(figuratively) An abject person.
Art thou the ſlaue that with thy breath haſt kill'd / Mine innocent child?
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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(figuratively) One who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something.
Slave to the rhythm! / Keep it up, keep it up! / Never stop! Never stop!
1985, “Slave to the Rhythm”, in Slave to the Rhythm, performed by Grace Jones:a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition
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A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses.
In the clip the black female “slave” dons a chain around her neck for which her white mistress possesses the key. The black woman sub is further disciplined by the power of speech—the force of silence.
[2016, Ariane Cruz, The Color of Kink: Black Women, BDSM, and Pornography, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 39:
- A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.
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A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
If you administer your own reverse DNS zones, remember to include them in your slave configuration.
2011, Roderick W. Smith, LPIC-2 Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slaves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
servant · chattel · indentured servant
Deriveds
semislave · slave to fashion · slavedealing · antislave · houseslave · antislaver · slave of the lamp · master-slave manipulator · slavened · slave trader · slave-girl · app slave · slavelet · slave to the wage · slaveboy · slavegirl · slave driver · field slave · Slave Dynasty · slavemaster · slave cylinder · financial slave · slaveholding · beslave · slave labor · house slave · slave chain · slaveholder · postslavery · multislave · slave-making ant · sexual slavery · slave breaker · slave owner · white slaver · wage slave · slavehood · slave auction · slave earring · slave code · fuckslave · footslave · blood-red slave-maker · energy slave · slave-breeding · preslavery · slavey · inslave · what did your last slave die of · slaver · cock slave · slave bracelet · slavecatcher · no slave to fashion · slave fork · slaveowner · galley slave · slave clock · slavefic · slavenapper · slavocrat · nonslave · slave-trader · enslave · HM slave · galley-slave · slave ship · slaveling · enslavement · slave camp · slavedom · slave ant · slavenapping · slavemonger · slavemaking · slave state · slave trade · slavocracy · slavish · proslaver · ex-slave · Lesser Slave River · slave name · slavedealer · sex slave · take slave · slave labour · slavecatching · slave-driver · slaveborn · enslaver · pseudoslave · debt slave · slavelike · white slave · slavery · white slavery · slave-boy · bondslave · antislavery · tricky slave · love slave · slave market · slavess · slavemistress · Slave Island · slaveless · slave wage · slavemaker · enslaven
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
slave-girl · comfort woman · indentured servant · white slave · sex slave · slavegirl · love slave · odalisque · bondslave · bozal · bossale · slaveboy
Synonyms
thrall · secondary · wretch · slave · worker
Translations (428)
hnn uripon (person owned by another) · non þræll (person owned by another) · es esclavo (person forced to work for another) · ja スレーブ (device that is controlled by another device) · sc iscravu (person owned by another) · hnn alipin (person owned by another) · vo jislafan (person forced to work for another) · nn slavinne (person owned by another) · uk неві́льник (person owned by another) · kne bag-en (person owned by another) · nb slave (person owned by another) · fa برده (person forced to work for another) · bg роби́ня (person owned by another) · rif tayya (person owned by another) · eo sklavino (person owned by another) · nl slaaf (person owned by another) · ru нево́льница (person owned by another) · hy ստրուկ (person forced to work for another) · bo བྲན་གཡོག (person owned by another) · te దాసుడు (person owned by another) · fa بنده (person forced to work for another) · fi orja (person owned by another) · et ori (person owned by another) · rom dul (person owned by another) · ky кул (person owned by another) · fi seksiorja (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · be рабы́ня (person owned by another) · ga sclábhaí (person owned by another) · cy slaf (person owned by another) · la servus (person owned by another) · be няво́льнiца (person owned by another) · bg роб (person forced to work for another) · ne दास (person owned by another) · sh ро̀биња (person owned by another) · rom dula (person forced to work for another) · ru раб (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ml അടിമ (person owned by another) · is þræll (person owned by another) · xag 𐕎𐔰𐔼𐔽𐕒𐕡 (person owned by another) · mk робинка (person owned by another) · mi apa (person owned by another) · rom dulin (person owned by another) · sga mug (person forced to work for another) · el σκλάβα (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · el σκλάβος (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · he שִׁפְחָה (person owned by another) · bg нево́лник (person owned by another) · tg асир (person owned by another) · cs rob (person owned by another) · de Sklavin (person owned by another) · es esclava (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · enm sclave (person owned by another) · mg andevo (person owned by another) · tl busabos (person owned by another) · ru ведо́мый (device that is controlled by another device) · fa غُلام (person owned by another) · si දාසයා (person owned by another) · fa عَبْد (person owned by another) · sq shkarth (person owned by another) · ota اسیر (person forced to work for another) · id budak (person forced to work for another) · ta அடிமை (person forced to work for another) · ru рабы́ня (person owned by another) · lv vergs (person owned by another) · pdt Sklow (person owned by another) · rsk раба (person owned by another) · gl escrava (person forced to work for another) · hy ստրուկ (person owned by another) · mi poroteke (person owned by another) · lv vergs (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · av лагъ (person owned by another) · sl sužnja (person owned by another) · mt lsir (person owned by another) · orv робъ (person owned by another) · ha baiwa (person owned by another) · vi nô lệ (person owned by another) · ota اسیر (person owned by another) · ast esclavu (person owned by another) · el σκλάβα (person owned by another) · uz qul (person owned by another) · de Slave (device that is controlled by another device) · vec sciavo (person owned by another) · bg роб (person owned by another) · xal мухла (person owned by another) · shu عبد (person owned by another) · fr serve (person owned by another) · eo sklavo (person owned by another) · uga 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (person owned by another) · crh qul (person owned by another) · kl inussiaq (person owned by another) · vo slafan (person forced to work for another) · cjs қул (person owned by another) · da trælkone (person owned by another) · sh rȍb (person owned by another) · ga sclábhaí (person forced to work for another) · ltg viergs (person owned by another) · rsk раб (person owned by another) · fr serf (person owned by another) · am ባርያ (person owned by another) · zh 奴隸 /奴隶 (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · tr odalık (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · de Sklavin (person forced to work for another) · pl niewolnik (person forced to work for another) · cy caethwas (person owned by another) · lo ຂ້າ (person owned by another) · umb upika (person owned by another) · gl escrava (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · el σκλάβος (person owned by another) · str sqíeŧ (person owned by another) · ur داس (person owned by another) · grc δοῦλος (person owned by another) · pl rab (person owned by another) · sux 𒀴 (person owned by another) · ro rob (person owned by another) · pl niewolnica (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ur بَنْدَہ (person owned by another) · da slave (device that is controlled by another device) · sv slav (device that is controlled by another device) · nn træl (person owned by another) · nb seksualslave (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ru рабы́ня (person forced to work for another) · hi दासी (person owned by another) · pt escravo (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · mhr кул (person owned by another) · lv vergs (person forced to work for another) · io sklavino (person owned by another) · gl escrava (person owned by another) · ru нево́льник (person owned by another) · he עבד (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · ca esclau (person forced to work for another) · da slave (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · ln moúmbu (person owned by another) · mi mōkai taurekareka (person owned by another) · io sklavo (person owned by another) · eo sklavo (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · la sclava (person owned by another) · rup sclav (person owned by another) · sh ròbinja (person owned by another) · ko 노예 (person owned by another) · gl escravo (person forced to work for another) · ta அடிமை (person owned by another) · ur داسی (person owned by another) · yo ẹrú (person owned by another) · sv slav (person forced to work for another) · kk құл (person owned by another) · rom dula (person owned by another) · tr ikbal (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ur عَبْد (person owned by another) · sl suženj (person owned by another) · enm sclave (person forced to work for another) · uk раб (person owned by another) · fa غلام (person forced to work for another) · sv sexslavinna (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · bn দাস (person owned by another) · pt escravo (person forced to work for another) · zh 奴隸 /奴隶 (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · mi mōkai (person owned by another) · nn sexslave (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ar عَبْد (person owned by another) · fi orja (person forced to work for another) · nb sexslave (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ht esklav (person owned by another) · cv чура (person owned by another) · ceb ulipon (person owned by another) · be няво́льнiк (person owned by another) · fr esclave (person owned by another) · vo hislafan (person owned by another) · sh ро̏б (person owned by another) · txb mañiya (person owned by another) · ur غُلام (person owned by another) · sk otrok (person owned by another) · el δευτερεύων (device that is controlled by another device) · ko 노예 (person forced to work for another) · bn বান্দা (person owned by another) · tr köle (person owned by another) · srn srafu (person owned by another) · nn sexslavinne (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · pam ipus (person owned by another) · ru рабы́ня (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · sc isclavu (person owned by another) · nb trælkvinne (person owned by another) · io sklavulo (person owned by another) · yue 奴隸 /奴隶 (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · fa غلام (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · es esclava (person owned by another) · izh orjalain (person owned by another) · fa کنیز (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · pl niewolnik (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · es esclavo (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · aho 𑜁𑜠 (person owned by another) · oc esclau (person owned by another) · sw mtumwa (person owned by another) · eo sklaviĉo (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · lv verdzene (person owned by another) · th ข้า (person owned by another) · ru ведо́мое устро́йство (device that is controlled by another device) · tt кол (person owned by another) · eo sklaviĉo (person forced to work for another) · id budak (person owned by another) · uk раби́ня (person owned by another) · grc δούλος (person forced to work for another) · zh 奴隸 /奴隶 (person forced to work for another) · mnc ᠠᡥᠠ (person owned by another) · tl alipin (person owned by another) · la serva (person owned by another) · rif ismeɣ (person owned by another) · sl suženj (person forced to work for another) · pt escravo (device that is controlled by another device) · id pesuruh (person forced to work for another) · lt vérgas (person owned by another) · pt escravo (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · cs otrok (person owned by another) · vo slafan (person owned by another) · uz banda (person owned by another) · tr esir (person owned by another) · km កុដធារិកា (person owned by another) · th ทาส (person owned by another) · fa بَرْدِه (person owned by another) · txb mañiye (person owned by another) · fur sclâv (person owned by another) · cic hattak yoka' (person forced to work for another) · uz asir (person owned by another) · arc ܐܡܬܐ (person owned by another) · fi orja (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · fo trælkona (person owned by another) · orv рабъ (person owned by another) · ang þēow (person owned by another) · yi שקלאַף (person owned by another) · ko 노예 (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · cs nevolníce (person forced to work for another) · mt skjav (person owned by another) · de Sexsklavin (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · fur sclâf (person owned by another) · ar أَمَة (person owned by another) · pt escrava (person owned by another) · de Folgegerät (device that is controlled by another device) · yi קנעכט (person owned by another) · nb trellkvinne (person owned by another) · el δούλα (person owned by another) · gd tràill (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · pt escrava (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · sah кулут (person owned by another) · fi orja (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · km អសេរី (person owned by another) · cs otrokyně (person owned by another) · my ကျွန် (person owned by another) · sk otrokyňa (person owned by another) · yo ẹrú (person forced to work for another) · mn боол (person owned by another) · ca esclau (person owned by another) · inh лай (person owned by another) · de Sklave (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · sq skllave (person owned by another) · vec sciava (person owned by another) · gl escravo (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · af slaaf (person owned by another) · eo sklavino (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · el δούλος (person forced to work for another) · grc Κιλλύριοι (person owned by another) · fr esclave (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · kjh хул (person owned by another) · nb trell (person owned by another) · sc isciau (person owned by another) · uk неві́льниця (person owned by another) · sq skllav (person owned by another) · da træl (person owned by another) · eo sklavo (device that is controlled by another device) · wmw muja (person owned by another) · enm thral (person owned by another) · el δούλη (person owned by another) · zh 奴隸 /奴隶 (person owned by another) · ro serv (person owned by another) · ba ҡол (person owned by another) · tr kul (person owned by another) · ha bawa (person owned by another) · ru раба́ (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · pt escrava (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · sl sužnja (person forced to work for another) · ru раба́ (person owned by another) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (person owned by another) · de Sklavin (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · sl suženj (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · krc къул (person owned by another) · he עֶבֶד (person owned by another) · eo sklavo (person forced to work for another) · eo virsklavo (person forced to work for another) · rom dulinǎ (person owned by another) · alt кул (person owned by another) · grc δούλη (person owned by another) · eo sklavino (person forced to work for another) · da slave (person owned by another) · eo virsklavo (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · pl niewolnica (person owned by another) · mdh ulipen (person owned by another) · vo hislafan (person forced to work for another) · gv sleab (person owned by another) · rom dul (person forced to work for another) · dlg кулут (person owned by another) · he אָמָה (person owned by another) · sc isciabu (person owned by another) · sc iscrau (person owned by another) · my ကျွန်မ (person owned by another) · sl sužnja (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · cs nevolník (person forced to work for another) · nn trælkvinne (person owned by another) · shn ၶႃႈ (person owned by another) · scn schiavu (person owned by another) · crh qul (person forced to work for another) · akk 𒀴 (person owned by another) · rup rob (person owned by another) · sa दास (person owned by another) · sv slav (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · mi kakanga (person owned by another) · tr tutsak (person owned by another) · fo trælur (person owned by another) · pa ਗੁਲਾਮ (person owned by another) · cu рабъ (person owned by another) · da slavinde (person owned by another) · pl niewolnica (person forced to work for another) · da slave (person forced to work for another) · km កញ្ជះ (person owned by another) · eo virsklavo (person owned by another) · kum къул (person owned by another) · vo jislafan (person owned by another) · sv sexslav (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ja 奴隷 (person owned by another) · nn seksualslave (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · be раб (person owned by another) · fo trællur (person owned by another) · cic hattak yoka' (person owned by another) · sv slavinna (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ms hamba (person owned by another) · gd tràill (person forced to work for another) · tr cariye (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · mi pāihi (person owned by another) · sga mug (person owned by another) · pl niewolnik (person owned by another) · id hamba (person owned by another) · sw mtumwa (person forced to work for another) · grc ἀνδράποδον (person owned by another) · km បរាធីន (person owned by another) · el υποσυσκευή (device that is controlled by another device) · udi неъиъшӏ (person owned by another) · pt escrava (person forced to work for another) · la ancilla (person owned by another) · mi tia (person owned by another) · ja 奴隷 (person forced to work for another) · sv träl (person owned by another) · tr karavaş (person owned by another) · hu rabszolga (person owned by another) · nn slave (person owned by another) · nl slavin (person owned by another) · it schiavo (person owned by another) · km ខ្ញុំ (person owned by another) · tg ғулом (person owned by another) · ug قۇل (person owned by another) · sv slavinna (person owned by another) · sv slavinna (person forced to work for another) · nv naalté (person owned by another) · el δούλος (person owned by another) · bg нево́лница (person owned by another) · pt escravo (person owned by another) · ce лай (person owned by another) · fr esclave (person forced to work for another) · ka მონა (person owned by another) · id hamba (person forced to work for another) · as দাস (person owned by another) · txb käryau (person owned by another) · fi orja (device that is controlled by another device) · de Sklave (person forced to work for another) · gd tràill (person owned by another) · nb slavinne (person owned by another) · sc sciau (person owned by another) · de Sexsklave (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · ru нево́льница (person forced to work for another) · tg барда (person owned by another) · km អសេរិនី (person owned by another) · br sklav (person owned by another) · mi kahunga (person owned by another) · ru нево́льник (person forced to work for another) · bcl uripon (person owned by another) · om garba (person owned by another) · mba ulipon (person owned by another) · az kölə (person owned by another) · bn গোলাম (person owned by another) · mrw oripen (person owned by another) · pam alipan (person owned by another) · tk gul (person owned by another) · it schiava (person owned by another) · ro șerb (person owned by another) · es esclavo (person owned by another) · tg абд (person owned by another) · mk роб (person owned by another) · ca esclava (person forced to work for another) · kn ಗುಲಾಮ (person forced to work for another) · kn ಗುಲಾಮ (person owned by another) · ps غلام (person owned by another) · de Sklave (person owned by another) · it schiavo (person forced to work for another) · ru раб (person owned by another) · gl escravo (device that is controlled by another device) · cu робъ (person owned by another) · sv slavinna (device that is controlled by another device) · eo sklaviĉo (person owned by another) · sux 𒀵 (person owned by another) · fa بَنْدِه (person owned by another) · ang þēo (person owned by another) · yue 奴隸 /奴隶 (person forced to work for another) · ro sclav (person owned by another) · te బానిస (person owned by another) · ja 奴隷 (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · yue 奴隸 /奴隶 (person owned by another) · la sclavus (person owned by another) · ca esclava (person owned by another) · tg банда (person owned by another) · hi ग़ुलाम (person owned by another) · arc ܥܒܕܐ (person owned by another) · ru раба́ (person forced to work for another) · gl escravo (person owned by another) · nb sexslavinne (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) · sv slav (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) · za hoiq (person owned by another) · ru раб (person forced to work for another) · hi दास (person owned by another) · sv slav (person owned by another) · xal бөгл (person owned by another) · az qul (person owned by another) · nl tot slaaf gemaakte (person owned by another)