Meanings
nounex-slave (plural ex-slaves)
plural ex-slaves
- A former or emancipated slave.
Near-synonym: freedman
1 more example
[…] nearly half the Appalachian ex-slaves had endured fifteen years or more of enslavement, and they were old enough to form and to retain oral histories.
2003, Wilma P. Dunaway, “Introduction”, in Slavery in the American Mountain South, page 12Synonyms: freedman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA former or emancipated slave.
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἐξελεύθερος, ἀπελεύθερος
- ἐξελεύθερος (exeleútheros)a former or emancipated slave
- ἀπελεύθερος (apeleútheros)a former or emancipated slave
- ἐξελευθέρα (exeleuthéra)a former or emancipated slave
- ἀπελευθέρα (apeleuthéra)a former or emancipated slave
French ancien esclave
- ancien esclavea former or emancipated slave
Icelandic leysingi, frelsingi
- leysingia former or emancipated slave
- frelsingia former or emancipated slave
Italian liberto, affrancato
- libertoa former or emancipated slave
- affrancatoa former or emancipated slave
- emancipatoa former or emancipated slave
Latin lībertus, līberta
- lībertusa former or emancipated slave
- lībertaa former or emancipated slave
Polish były niewolnik, była niewolnica
- były niewolnika former or emancipated slave
- była niewolnicaa former or emancipated slave
Russian вольноотпу́щенник
- вольноотпу́щенник (volʹnootpúščennik)a former or emancipated slave
Swahili huru
- hurua former or emancipated slave
Cite this entry
APA
ex-slave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-slave
MLA
“ex-slave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-slave. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex-slave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-slave.
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