slaver

English

Etymology 1

From medieval English slaveren, of Scandinavian origin, akin to or derived from Old Norse slafra "to slaver", probably imitative

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈslævə/, SAMPA: /"sl{v@/
• (US) enPR: slăvʹər, IPA: /ˈslævɚ/, SAMPA: /"sl{v@`/

Verb

slaver (third-person singular simple present slavers, present participle slavering, simple past and past participle slavered)

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

Synonyms

• (emit saliva): drool, slobber

Translations

to drool saliva

Chinese: trad. and simpl. 流口水 (pinyin: liúkǒushuǐ) Dutch: kwijlen, zabberen Finnish: kuolata (fi) French: baver (fr)

German: sabbern (de) Italian: sbavare (it) Japanese: 涎が出る (よだれがでる, yodare ga deru) Polish: ślinić się (pl)

Etymology 2

From the verb slave 'enslave, traffic in slaves'

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: slāʹvə, IPA: /ˈsleɪvə/, SAMPA: /"sleIv@/
• (US) enPR: slāʹvər, IPA: /ˈsleɪvɚ/, SAMPA: /"sleIv@`/

Noun

slaver (plural slavers)

1. a person engaged in the slave trade
2. white slaver, who sells prostitutes into illegal 'sex slavery'
3. (nautical) a ship used to transport slaves

Translations

slave trader

Dutch: slavenhandelaar m. Finnish: orjakauppias French: marchand d'esclaves m.

German: Sklavenhändler m. Manx: kionneyder sleab (gv) m. Polish: handlarz niewolników (pl) m.

slave ship

Dutch: slavenhaler m., slavenschip n. Finnish: orjalaiva (fi) French: navire d'esclaves m.

Manx: saagh sleab (gv) m. Polish: statek niewolniczy (pl) m.

References

• “slaver” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• arvels
• ravels
• salver
• serval
• velars
• versal

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Danish

Noun

slaver c.

1. plural indefinite of slave

Verb

slaver

1. present of slave

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Swedish

Noun

slaver

1. indefinite plural of slav