slave meaning and definition

SLAVE noun

Definition of slave (noun)

1. a person who is owned by someone
2. someone who works as hard as a slave
   • synonyms: hard worker, striver
3. someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
   • "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave"

SLAVE verb

Definition of slave (verb)

1. work very hard, like a slave
   • synonyms: break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down