slavey
a female servant, especially a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.
Origin of slavey
1Words Nearby slavey
Other definitions for Slavey (2 of 2)
a member of a group of Athabascan-speaking First Nations living in the upper Mackenzie River valley region of the Northwest Territories and in parts of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon Territory.
Origin of Slavey
2- Also called Slave [sleyv] /sleɪv/ .
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How to use slavey in a sentence
A bucolic slavey—a person whose cheerful simpleness is like to that of the little creatures of the field—attends you.
Turns about Town | Robert Cortes HollidayShe is a young lady typical of the Cockney slavey type, dressed according to the ideas of her class as regards the perfect lady.
The Master of Mrs. Chilvers | Jerome K. JeromeI hated the dismal little 'slavey' who, twice a week, on an average, would bring him up to me.
My First Book: | Various"My hye," exclaimed the slavey, who adored Herr Kreutzer and intensely worshiped Anna.
The Old Flute-Player | Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey"No fault o' 'is, then," said the slavey quickly, voicing her earnest partisanship without a moment's wait.
The Old Flute-Player | Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey
British Dictionary definitions for slavey (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsleɪvɪ) /
British informal a female general servant
Origin of slavey
1British Dictionary definitions for Slavey (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsleɪvɪ) /
a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
Origin of Slavey
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