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slave

 
 
/sleɪv/ noun

Translation

[C] someone who is owned by someone else and has to work for them
esir, köle, tutsak
He treats his mother like a slave.1366
be a slave to sth to be completely controlled or influenced by something
kölesi olmak; etkisi altına almak, tamamen onun kontrolünde olmak
You're a slave to fashion.1874
(Definition of slave noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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