galley slaveEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishgalley slave ▸ noun historical a person condemned to man the oars in a galley. ▪ a person who works very hard, typically performing menial or thankless tasks: not so long ago, doctoral students were viewed as the galley slaves of the scientific world.
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