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slaver

1

[ sley-ver ]

noun

  1. a person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.


slaver

2

[ slav-er, sley-ver, slah- ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
  2. to fawn.

verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to smear with saliva.

noun

  1. saliva coming from the mouth.

slaver

1

/ ˈsleɪvə /

noun

  1. an owner of or dealer in slaves
  2. another name for slave ship


slaver

2

/ ˈslævə /

verb

  1. to dribble saliva
  2. often foll by over
    1. to fawn or drool (over someone)
    2. to show great desire (for); lust (after)

noun

  1. saliva dribbling from the mouth
  2. informal.
    drivel

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Derived Forms

  • ˈslaverer, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slaver1

First recorded in 1815–25; slave + -er 1

Origin of slaver2

1275–1325; Middle English slaver (noun), slaveren (v.), probably < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic slafra to slobber

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slaver1

C14: probably of Low Dutch origin; related to slobber

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Example Sentences

On the same evening we saw a vessel, which our captain affirmed was a slaver, run into the bay.

We had hardly lost sight of the slaver before one of our own crew had nearly committed suicide.

That and more too might be said of the districts where the white slaver grows rich from his traffic in girls.

Upon refusing they were dragged through the streets and given to a white slaver.

The wind had died away and the slaver lay between the yawl and the eastern dawn, a dim yet recognizable bulk.

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