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serf
[ surf ]
noun
- a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
Synonyms: , ,
- a worker who is underpaid, overworked, or otherwise exploited:
Today's service-sector serfs are fighting for the most basic of job perks: a decent paycheck, a stable schedule, and paid time off when they are sick.
- Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery.
serf
/ ²õÉœË´Ú /
noun
- (esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ±ð°ù´ÚËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
- ˈ²õ±ð°ù´Ú»å´Ç³¾, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ð°ù´Ú·»å´Ç³¾ [surf, -d, uh, m] noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of serf1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of serf1
Example Sentences
Some of the Russian coverage has taken a mocking tone, with pro-Kremlin NTV saying Trump treated America's allies in Europe as "serfs" who only respond with "moaning".
Musk accused unions of creating "a lords and peasants sort of thing," as if allowing workers bargaining power turns executives into serfs.
Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent of the 1990s.
Leasehold dates back hundreds of years - before women even had the right to own property - to a time of lords and landowners, peasants and serfs.
Catherine had to deal with fractious nobles and rebellious serfs; I have to deal with a mutinous tree — it’s basically the same thing.
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