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A domestic animal that performs heavy work for humans, such as carrying a load (on its body) or pulling a load (which trails behind).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: working animal, animal, beast, creature
Any domestic animal trained to perform other tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- Near-synonyms: working animal, service animal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: working animal, service animal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: working animal, animal, beast, creature
A person who is mistreated by being inappropriately treated like a servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
Examples
- Get it yourself. I'm not your beast of burden.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jument
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work animal
Narrower terms: pack animal, sumpter
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
գրաստ
(grast)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Catalan:
bèstia
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Catalan:
animal de càrrega
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Chinese Mandarin:
馱畜 /驮畜
(tuóchù)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Czech:
soumar
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Danish:
arbejdsdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Danish:
trækdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Danish:
lastdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Dutch:
lastdier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Esperanto:
ŝarĝbesto
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Finnish:
juhta
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Finnish:
kantojuhta
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Finnish:
kuormajuhta
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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French:
bête de somme
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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French:
animal de trait
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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French:
bête de charge
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Galician:
besta de carga
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Saumtier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Lasttier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Lastkamel
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Saumkamel
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Packesel
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Tragtier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Zugtier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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German:
Arbeitstier
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Greek:
υποζύγιο
(ypozýgio)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Ancient Greek:
ὑποζύγιον
(hupozúgion)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Hungarian:
málhás állat
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Hungarian:
teherhordó állat
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Icelandic:
burðardýr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Icelandic:
dráttardýr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Icelandic:
vinnudýr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Italian:
giumento
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Italian:
animale da soma
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Japanese:
駄獣
(dajū)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Japanese:
駄載獣
(dasaijū)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Northern Kurdish:
dewar
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Latin:
iumentum
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Latin:
armentum
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Macedonian:
товарно животно
(tovarno životno)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Bokmål:
lastedyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Bokmål:
trekkdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kløvdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
lastedyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
trekkdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kløvdyr
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Old Galician-Portuguese:
azemela
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Persian:
چهارپا
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Polish:
zwierzę juczne
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Old Polish:
klusię
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Portuguese:
besta de carga
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Portuguese:
animal cargueiro
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Portuguese:
azémola
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Portuguese:
azêmola
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Romanian:
animal de povară
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Russian:
вью́чное живо́тное
(vʹjúčnoje živótnoje)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Sicilian:
sumeri
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Sicilian:
sumaro
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Spanish:
bestia de carga
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Spanish:
animal de carga
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Swedish:
lastdjur
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Swedish:
dragdjur
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Swedish:
packdjur
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Swedish:
ök
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Swedish:
klövjedjur
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Turkish:
yük hayvanı
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Ottoman Turkish:
حیوان
(hayvan)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Ukrainian:
в'ю́чна твари́на
(vʺjúčna tvarýna)
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotanim
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotacuk
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotamulud
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
(hinny) lodotahinud
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotajevod
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotabub
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Volapük:
lodotahobub
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Welsh:
anifail pwn
— animal that carries or pulls a load
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Arabic:
بَهِيمَة
(bahīma)
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Arabic:
دَابَّة
(dābba)
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Chinese Mandarin:
馴養動物 /驯养动物
(xùnyǎng dòngwù)
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Finnish:
juhtaeläin
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Finnish:
juhta
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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German:
Arbeitstier
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Italian:
animale addestrato
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Polish:
zwierzę juczne
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Spanish:
animal adiestrado
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Spanish:
animal amansado
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Spanish:
animal domesticado
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
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Ottoman Turkish:
حیوان
(hayvan)
— domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans
