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house slave

house slave noun: a slave who works in a home, performing domestic duties rather than fieldwork or other hard labor.

Noun

house slave (plural house slaves)

  1. A slave who works in a home, performing domestic duties rather than fieldwork or other hard labor.

Forms of house slave

pluralhouse slaves
alternative formhouseslave

Questions about house slave

What does house slave mean?
House slave means a slave who works in a home, performing domestic duties rather than fieldwork or other hard labor.
What part of speech is house slave?
House slave is a noun.
What is the plural of house slave?
The plural of house slave is house slaves.

Words near house slave in the dictionary

  1. house sits
  2. house sitted
  3. house sitter
  4. house sitters
  5. house sitting
  6. house slave
  7. house slaves
  8. house slipper
  9. house slippers
  10. house snake
  11. house snakes

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