Shobdo Logo
ONAD→galley slave

galley slave

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
galley slave /ˈɡalē ˌslāv, ˈɡæli ˌsleɪv/
▸ noun historical a person condemned to row in a galley.
▪ a person who works very hard, typically performing menial or thankless tasks:
call-center workers are the galley slaves of the twenty-first century.
galley slave — ONAD · Shobdo