Definitions for galley slave
gal·ley slave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. galley slavenoun

   a slave condemned to row in a galley

2. drudge, peon, navvy, galley slavenoun

   a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

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1. galley slavenoun

   A slave who rows in a galley.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Galley-slavenoun

   A man condemned for some crime to row in the gallies.

   Etymology: galley and slave.

   As if one chain were not sufficient to load poor man, but he must be clogged with innumerable chains: this is just such another freedom as the Turkish galley-slaves do enjoy. John Bramhall.

   Hardened galley-slaves despise manumission. Decay of Piety.

   The surges gently dash against the shore,
   Flocks quit the plains, and galley-slaves their oar. Samuel Garth.

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1. Galley Slave

   "Galley Slave" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, originally published in the December 1957 issue of Galaxy; it was later included in the collections The Rest of the Robots and The Complete Robot. Asimov identified it as his favorite among those of his robot stories featuring the character of Susan Calvin.

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1. galley slave

   A galley slave is a term historically used to refer to a person who was forced to work as a rower on a naval or merchant vessel, much like slavery. These individuals were often criminals, prisoners of war or slaves, condemned to row ships, particularly during the Roman, Ottoman, and Middle Ages periods. They lived under harsh conditions, were chained to their oars, provided with little food and lived in extremely unsanitary conditions. Today, the term is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to individuals who are compelled to perform laborious or dreary work.

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1. Galley Slave

   "Galley Slave" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, originally published in Galaxy, December 1957, and included in the collection The Rest of the Robots. Asimov identified it as his favorite among those of his robot stories featuring the character of Susan Calvin.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of galley slave in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of galley slave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of galley slave in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Putin:

   As for my personal perception, I am not ashamed before the citizens who voted for me, all these eight years I worked like a galley slave, to spare no effort. I am happy with the results.

2. Honore' de Balzac:

   I am a galley slave to pen and ink.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=galley slave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Galley_Slave
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=galley slave
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_Slave
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=galley slave