as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Recent Examples of slaver
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
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In Texas many slavers forcibly moved their enslaved people to hide them from the advancing Union army.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 18 June 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
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
In Texas many slavers forcibly moved their enslaved people to hide them from the advancing Union army.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
Verb
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This indulgent treat already has fans drooling—and many Costco members have been running to their local bakeries to see if the Cookie Bar Cake is still in stock.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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That’s a job for Hankton, who will still have an immensely talented unit, one most coaches would drool over.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So, measles showing up in wastewater is a sign that infected people are shedding tiny bits of the virus through things like mucus, saliva and stool.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2026
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Part of what makes leeches so effective at blood-sucking is that their saliva has uniquely anesthetic and anticoagulant properties, so they’ve been used for thousands of years for folk medicines in Asia and Eastern Europe.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sucking them in and spitting them out all at once, like shadows flickering on the wall of the cave.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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With their sharp eyesight, surprising memory and talent for spitting water, archerfish (family Toxotidae) have forced scientists to rethink what intelligence looks like.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After registering a league low four takeaways, Glenn and the Jets have to be salivating at the possibility of adding a coordinator who can get the ball back for their offense consistently.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Owners who salivate over the idea of such a system increasing their franchise values seem to forget that a prolonged work stoppage would set those values back.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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