English Explanatory Dictionary

slaver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
  2. To fawn.
  3. To be drooled out of someone’s mouth.
  4. To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth.
  5. To be besmeared with saliva.
noun
  1. Saliva running from the mouth; drool.
noun
  1. A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
  2. A white slaver; a person who sells prostitutes into sexual slavery.
  3. A ship used to transport slaves.

Pronunciation

/ˈslævə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slaver (a).wav slăvʹər /ˈslævɚ/ slāʹvə /ˈsleɪvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slaver (ei).wav slāʹvər /ˈsleɪvɚ/

Word forms

slaver slavers slavering slavered

Etymology

From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber.

Synonyms

drool slobber

Derived words

slaverer slaveringly antislaver beslaver slavery

Translations

Arabic: نَخَّاس Bulgarian: търговец на роби Dutch: slavenhandelaar Finnish: orjakauppias French: marchand d'esclaves French: esclavagiste French: négrier French: négrière Galician: escravista Galician: negreiro Galician: negreira German: Sklavenhändler German: Sklavenhändlerin German: Sklavenhalter German: Sklavenhalterin Greek: δουλέμπορος Ancient Greek: σωματέμπορος Ancient Greek: ἀνδραποδιστής Italian: schiavista Italian: negriero Italian: negriere Italian: negriera Latin: mango Manx: kionneyder sleab Polish: handlarz niewolników Portuguese: escravista Portuguese: negreiro Portuguese: negreira Russian: работорго́вец Russian: торго́вец раба́ми Spanish: esclavista Spanish: negrero Spanish: negrera Swedish: slavhandlare Turkish: esirci Ottoman Turkish: اسیرجی Ukrainian: работорго́вець Ukrainian: торго́вець раба́ми
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