slaver

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verb

sla·​ver ˈsla-vər  ˈslā-  ˈslä- 

slavered; slavering ˈsla-v(ə-)riŋ 

ˈslā-,

ˈslä-

intransitive verb

: drool, slobber

transitive verb

archaic : to smear with or as if with saliva

slaver

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noun (1)

: saliva dribbling from the mouth

slaver

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noun (2)

slav·​er ˈslā-vər 

1

a

: a ship used in the slave trade

b

: a person engaged in the slave trade

2

: white slaver

Synonyms

Verb

• drool
• spit
• salivate

Noun (1)

• saliva
• drool

Examples of slaver in a Sentence

Verb

a dog slavering over a bone

Noun (1)

slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Dead Julian topples over her, slavering jaws snapping. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob. —Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Noun

In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

That was Salem, a different town, haunted by witch trials and slaver fortunes, but all the classic New England coastal markers were laid out: early sunsets, family secrets, bizarre architecture, the distinct gloom and glint of the northern eastern seashore. —Dwyer Murphy june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slafra to slaver; akin to Middle Dutch slabben to slaver

Noun (2)

slave entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing slaver

• white slaver

Rhymes for slaver

• aver
• braver
• craver
• favor
• favour
• flavor
• flavour
• graver
• paver
• quaver
• raver
• saver

Kids Definition

slaver

1 of 2 verb

sla·​ver ˈslav-ər 

ˈslāv-

slavered; slavering -(ə-)riŋ 

: drool sense 2, slobber

slaver

2 of 2 noun

slav·​er

ˈslā-vər

1

: a person who traffics or holds enslaved people

2

a ship used to traffic enslaved people

Medical Definition

slaver

1 of 2 intransitive verb

sla·​ver ˈslav-ər  ˈslāv-  ˈsläv- 

slavered; slavering -(ə-)riŋ 

: drool

slaver

2 of 2 noun

: saliva dribbling from the mouth