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Collocations for slave - noun

ADJECTIVE

escaped, fugitive, runaway
emancipated, freed
former
the son of former slaves
domestic, personal
plantation
galley
galley slaves at the oars of Mediterranean ships
wage
They work as wage slaves for 13 cents an hour.
sex
virtual
She was forced to work as a virtual slave for a rich family.

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VERB + slave

become
have, keep, own
export, import
buy, take sb as
sell (sb as)
use (sb as)
treat
He treated the slaves like animals.
emancipate, free, liberate
landowners who freed their slaves voluntarily

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slave + NOUN

labour/labor
Without slave labour/labor, the tobacco industry would have collapsed.
labourer/laborer
master, owner, trader
market, trade, traffic
the abolition of the slave trade
ship
population
society
studies comparing slave societies throughout history
state
Virginia was the largest slave state in the Union.
plantation
rebellion, revolt, uprising
quarters
the slave quarters at the rear of the house
girl, woman
wages (figurative)
I'll be working long hours for slave wages!

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PREPOSITION

slave of
a slave of habit
slave to
a slave to fashion

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