galley slave

gal·ley slave

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gal-ee sleyv]
- /ˈgæl i sleɪv/
- /ˈɡæl.i sleɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gal-ee sleyv]
- /ˈgæl i sleɪv/

Definitions of galley slave words

noun galley slave a person condemned to work at an oar on a galley. 1
noun galley slave a drudge. 1
noun galley slave prisoner: rowed ship 1
noun galley slave a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley 0
noun galley slave a drudge 0
noun galley slave A slave who rows in a galley. 0

See all 6 definitions of galley slave

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Origin of galley slave

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Galley slave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Galley slave

galley slave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

galley slave usage trend in Literature

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