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slaver
1[ sley-ver ]
slaver
2[ slav-er, sley-ver, slah- ]
verb (used without object)
- to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- to fawn.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to smear with saliva.
noun
- saliva coming from the mouth.
slaver
1/ ˈsleɪvə /
slaver
2/ ˈslævə /
verb
- to dribble saliva
- often foll by over
- to fawn or drool (over someone)
- to show great desire (for); lust (after)
noun
- saliva dribbling from the mouth
- informal.drivel
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Derived Forms
- ˈslaverer, noun
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Word History and Origins
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.
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We had hardly lost sight of the slaver before one of our own crew had nearly committed suicide.
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That and more too might be said of the districts where the white slaver grows rich from his traffic in girls.
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Upon refusing they were dragged through the streets and given to a white slaver.
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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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