slavey

• Nom désignant une femme de service effectuant tous les travaux domestiques pénibles, souvent dans des conditions proches de l'exploitation.

A noun referring to a female domestic servant who performs all kinds of menial work.

1. Female domestic servantC1informalbritish

   A woman or girl who works as a domestic servant, often performing heavy or menial household tasks.

   Servante, bonne à tout faire

   • The poor slavey was up before dawn scrubbing the floors.
   • In Victorian novels, the slavey was often overworked and underpaid.
   • She worked as a slavey in a large household, doing all the cleaning and cooking.

   Synonymesdrudgehousemaidmaidmaidservantservant girl