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GALLEY SLAVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work
Synonyms:
drudge; galley slave; navvy; peon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("galley slave" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A slave condemned to row in a galley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("galley slave" is a kind of...):
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
