How do you use the word "slave" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "slave": I refuse to be treated like a slave by you. The section chief made me work like a slave.

Slave Meaning

/sleɪv/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA 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.

nounA 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.

Sentence Examples

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.

The section chief made me work like a slave.

CEFR Practice Quiz

In ancient times, a ____ was forced to work without payment or freedom.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In some ancient civilizations, a ____ could sometimes win their freedom after many years of service.

Word Origin & History

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 *slověninъbor. Byzantine 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 sclave, 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”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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:

"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]:

"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:

"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:

"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:

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