slavey

(redirected from slaveys)
Also found in: Thesaurus.
Related to slaveys: Dogrib, North Slavey

slav·ey

 (slā′vē)
n. pl. slav·eys Chiefly British
A household servant, especially one who is a young woman.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

slavey

(ˈsleɪvɪ)
n
informal Brit a female general servant
[C19: from slave + -y2]

Slavey

(ˈsleɪvɪ)
n
(Peoples) a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
[from Athapascan]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

slav•ey

(ˈsleɪ vi)

n., pl. -eys. Brit. Informal.
a female servant, esp. a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.
[1800–10]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slavey - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
skivvy
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

slavey

[ˈsleɪvɪ] N → fregona f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slavey

n (dated Brit inf) → (Dienst)mädchen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

slavey

[sleɪvɪ] n (old) (fam) → serva
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
One might as well inquire of a lodging-house slavey the way to make beds as expect a country bumpkin to know the road to the next village.
View in context
He might have been up stuffing himself with eggs and bacon, irritating the dog, or flirting with the slavey, instead of sprawling there, sunk in soul-clogging oblivion.
View in context
Two distinct knocks, sir, will produce the slavey at any time.
View in context

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?