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galley slave
- IPA[ˈɡalē ˌslāv]
- a person condemned to row in a galley.;a person who works very hard, typically performing menial or thankless tasks
noun: galley slave, plural noun: galley slaves
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- 1. historical a person condemned to row in a galley.
- ▪ historical 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