Slave and Servant

Slave

Slave noun - A person who is considered the property of another person.
Usage example: many American slaves reached freedom in the North through the network known as the Underground Railroad

Servant is a synonym for slave in serf topic. In some cases you can use "Servant" instead a noun "Slave", when it comes to topics like drudge, vassal, person who serves. popular alternative

Nearby Words: slavish, slaver, slavery, slaved, slaving

Servant

Servant noun - A person hired to perform household or personal services.

Slave is a synonym for servant in menial topic. You can use "Slave" instead a noun "Servant", if it concerns topics such as attendant, serf, vassal, person who waits on another. popular alternative

Nearby Words: serving, servitude, servitor

How words are described

fellow fellow slave fellow servant
human human slave human servant
old old slave old servant
good good slave good servant
Other adjectives: female, trusted, devoted, perfect, single, poor, loyal, powerful, male, lowly, little, black, willing, personal, new, former, mere, mute, immortal, mindless, unwilling, demon, robotic.
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