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slaver¹ Definition

slaver (slavər, släv-)

intransitive verb

to let saliva run or dribble from the mouth; drool

Etymology: ME slaveren < Scand, as in Ice slafra, to slobber < IE *slep- < base *(s)lāp- > lip, sleep

transitive verb

Archaic to slobber on or cover with saliva

noun

saliva drooling from the mouth

slaver² Definition

slaver (slāvər)

noun

  1. slave ship
  2. a person who deals in slaves

slaver Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

over: After slavering over the chocolate we continued on with our journey, and I managed to walk on Italian ground for the first time!

Object

  • jaw: There she got stuck and had to be helped to safety from the slavering jaws of a rabid guard dog.
  • hoard: We let the slavering hoards rush to block the exits.
  • beast: I jerked free of his bloodied hands and stood over him panting like a mad slavering beast.
  • mouth: It ensnares its victims in ' tentacles of terror ' before feeding them into one of its three slavering mouths.

Converse of object

catch: We had no commission to catch slavers or to do mischief further than resenting personal injuries.

Adjective modifier

  • white: Then mix in a jaw dropping performance by the film's controversial director as a degenerate white slaver.
  • European: European slavers dispersed them across the Americas to lead lives of degradation and brutality, without thought for their personal lives.
  • British: After the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, British slavers dominated the infamous Atlantic slave trade.
  • Arab: A group of Arab slavers were standing on a hill together.
  • illegal: After slavery was abolished in the USA ( in 1865 ) the British and American navies worked out detailed plans to catch illegal slavers.

Browse dictionary entries near slaver

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