slaver
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English slaveren, of Scandinavian origin, akin to or derived from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Cognate with slabber.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈslævə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: slăvʹər, IPA(key): /ˈslævɚ/
- Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)
Verb
slaver (third-person singular simple present slavers, present participle slavering, simple past and past participle slavered)
- (intransitive) To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
- (intransitive) To fawn.
- (transitive) To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth.
- To be besmeared with saliva.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 1, Scene 7:
- should I, damn'd then, / Slaver with lips as common as the stairs / That mount the Capitol
Synonyms
Translations
to drool saliva
Noun
slaver (uncountable)
- Saliva running from the mouth; drool.
- Alexander Pope
- Of all mad creatures, if the learned are right, / It is the slaver kills, and not the bite.
- Alexander Pope
Etymology 2
From the verb slave 'enslave, traffic in slaves'
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: slāʹvə, IPA(key): /ˈsleɪvə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: slāʹvər, IPA(key): /ˈsleɪvɚ/
Noun
slaver (plural slavers)
- A person engaged in the slave trade.
- A white slaver, who sells prostitutes into illegal 'sex slavery'.
- (nautical) A ship used to transport slaves.
Translations
a person engaged in the slave trade
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slave ship
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “slaver”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Latin sclavus, whence also slave.
Noun
slaver c
Noun
slaver c
Verb
slaver
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
slaver m
Swedish
Noun
slaver
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