slave tradenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsleɪv ˌtreɪd/us/ˈsleɪv ˌtreɪd/the buying and selling of slaves, especially of African people who were taken to North and South America from the 16th to the 19th century
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Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- butler
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- majordomo
- puppet
- retainer
- servant
- skivvy
- slave
- slavery
- stair
- valet
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