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slaver

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slav⋅er

1  [sley-ver]
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–noun
1. a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
2. slave ship.
Origin:
1815–25; slave + -er 1

slav⋅er

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)
3. Archaic. to smear with saliva.
–noun
4. saliva coming from the mouth.
5. drivel.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME slaver (n.), slaveren (v.), prob. < Scand; cf. Icel slafra to slobber
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slav·er 1   (slāv'ər)   
intr.v.   slav·ered, slav·er·ing, slav·ers

  1. To slobber; drool.

  2. To behave in an obsequious manner; fawn. See Synonyms at fawn1.

n.  

  1. Saliva drooling from the mouth.

  2. Senseless and effusive talk; drivel.


[Middle English slaveren, probably from Old Norse slafra.]
slav·er 2   (slā'vər)   
n.  One, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves.
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Word Origin & History

slaver 
c.1325, from O.N. slafra "to slaver," probably imitative (see slobber).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sla·ver
Pronunciation: 'slav-&r, 'slAv-, 'släv-
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: sla·vered;sla·ver·ing /-(&-)ri[ng]/
: DROOL

Main Entry: 2slaver
Function: noun
: saliva dribbling from the mouth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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