slaver¹ Definition
slaver (slav′ər, 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 (slā′vər)
noun
- slave ship
- 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
- ‹ slaveholder
- ‹ slave trade
- ‹ slave state
- ‹ slave ship
- ‹ Slave River
- ‹ slave-making ant
- ‹ slave driver
- ‹ Slave Coast
- ‹ slave ant
- ‹ slave

