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galley slave

noun

1 galley slave

A slave condemned to row in a galley.

Polish: galernik

2 galley slave

A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.

synonyms: drudge, navvy, peon.

Dutch: grondwerker, koelie, loonslaaf
Polish: murzyn


Moby thesaurus: bargee, bargeman, barger, beast of burden, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondsman, bondswoman, captive, chattel, chattel slave, churl, concubine, debt slave, dray horse ... show more.

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