: saliva dribbling from the mouth
1
a
: a ship used in the slave trade
b
: a person engaged in the slave trade
2
Examples of slaver in a Sentence
Verb
a dog slavering over a bone
Noun (1)
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
One decorous young professional after another is attacked and transformed into a slavering monster, until at last all the residents converge in the heated pool.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
An exception was post-apartheid South Africa, where Jaco Boshoff, a researcher at the Iziko Museums, was looking for a Dutch slaver called the Meermin.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Sue has no discernible personality or thoughts, but the TV network — led by a slavering man named Harvey (Dennis Quaid) — has hired her for this hosting gig, the moment that will solidify her stardom.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
One decorous young professional after another is attacked and transformed into a slavering monster, until at last all the residents converge in the heated pool.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
Noun
Three-quarters of officers, from both the northern and southern parts of the US, used enslaved servants during their military careers, with southern slavers especially determined to expand slavery within the Army (as elsewhere).
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
An exception was post-apartheid South Africa, where Jaco Boshoff, a researcher at the Iziko Museums, was looking for a Dutch slaver called the Meermin.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaver. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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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
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