Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slave
3 senses of slave
Sense 1
slave -- (a person who is owned by someone)
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
Sense 2
slave, striver, hard worker -- (someone who works as hard as a slave)
=> worker -- (a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")
Sense 3
slave -- (someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave")
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slave
1 sense of slave
Sense 1
slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down -- (work very hard, like a slave)
=> work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")