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slave in Tagalog

alipin

/sleɪv/

slave in Tagalog: alipin, busabos, magpaalipin. In English, slave means a 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.

Tagalog words for slave

person owned by another
alipin, busabos
work hard
magpaalipin

English meaning of slave

  1. noun A 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.
  2. noun A 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.
  3. noun An abject person.
  4. noun One who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something.

Full definition of slave

slave in a sentence

  • a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition
  • I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
  • to slave a hard disk

Synonyms of slave

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Questions about slave in Tagalog

What is the meaning of slave in Tagalog?
Slave in Tagalog is alipin, busabos, magpaalipin.
Ano ang slave sa Tagalog?
Slave: alipin, busabos, magpaalipin.
What does slave mean in English?
Slave means a 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.

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