house slave

noun

A slave who works in a home, performing domestic duties rather than fieldwork or other hard labor.

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Meanings

nounhouse slave (plural house slaves)

plural house slaves · alternative houseslave

  1. A slave who works in a home, performing domestic duties rather than fieldwork or other hard labor.
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APA

house slave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20slave

MLA

“house slave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20slave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house slave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20slave.

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