beast of burden
/ˈbiːst əv ˈbɝdn̩/
beast of burden noun: a domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).
Noun
beast of burden (plural beasts of burden)
- A domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).
- Any domestic animal trained to perform other tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.
- Near-synonyms: working animal, service animal
- Synonyms:
- working animal, service animal
- A person who is mistreated by being inappropriately treated like a servant.
- Get it yourself. I'm not your beast of burden.
beast of burden meaning in Hindi, Odia, Sanskrit and Arabic
beast of burden in Hindi
- beast of burden
- धुरंधर dhurandhar
beast of burden in Odia
- beast of burden
- ଧୁରନ୍ଧର dhurandhara
beast of burden in Sanskrit
- beast of burden
- धुरंधर dhúraṃdhará
beast of burden in Arabic
- domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
- بَهِيمَة bahīma, دَابَّة dābba
More languagesFewer languages
- beast of burden in Persian
- چهارپا
Synonyms of beast of burden
Forms of beast of burden
| plural | beasts of burden |
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Questions about beast of burden
- What does beast of burden mean?
- Beast of burden means a domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).
- What is beast of burden in Hindi?
- Beast of burden in Hindi is धुरंधर (dhurandhar). See Beast of burden meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is beast of burden?
- Beast of burden is a noun.
- How do you pronounce beast of burden?
- Beast of burden is pronounced /ˈbiːst əv ˈbɝdn̩/ (US).
- What is the plural of beast of burden?
- The plural of beast of burden is beasts of burden.
Words near beast of burden in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: beast of burden (page history and authors); धुरंधर (Hindi) (page history and authors); ଧୁରନ୍ଧର (Odia) (page history and authors); धुरंधर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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