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slaver

1

[ sley-ver ]

noun

  1. a person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.


slaver

2

[ slav-er, sley-ver, slah- ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
  2. to fawn.

verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to smear with saliva.

noun

  1. saliva coming from the mouth.

slaver

1

/ ˈ²õ±ô±ðɪ±¹É™ /

noun

  1. an owner of or dealer in slaves
  2. another name for slave ship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slaver

2

/ ˈ²õ±ô汹ə /

verb

  1. to dribble saliva
  2. often foll by over
    1. to fawn or drool (over someone)
    2. to show great desire (for); lust (after)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. saliva dribbling from the mouth
  2. informal.
    drivel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô²¹±¹±ð°ù±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slaver1

First recorded in 1815–25; slave + -er 1

Origin of slaver2

1275–1325; Middle English slaver (noun), slaveren (v.), probably < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic slafra to slobber
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slaver1

C14: probably of Low Dutch origin; related to slobber
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And in a year in which our nation's slavering fealty to billionaires could not be more brazenly, dangerously obvious, "The Feminine Mystique" remains a punch in the gut and a warning to our oppressors.

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But then virtually all the presidential candidates in the Republican primary were also slavering over the idea so it's not just one of his rash ideas that nobody took seriously.

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Republican senators have only become more puppy-like, slavering for Trump’s favor — and more deserving of defeat.

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And he is now backed by the vast majority of elected Republicans who are clearly slavering at the prospect of taking down their political enemies.

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He was invited to join a group of slaver descendants confronting the past and through them, forged relationships in the country where Africans were once owned by his ancestor.

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