slaver

¹

[ sley-ver ]

noun

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

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.
2. drivel.

slaver

¹

/ ˈsleɪvə /

noun

1. an owner of or dealer in slaves
2. another name for slave ship

slaver

²

/ ˈslævə /

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)

noun

1. saliva dribbling from the mouth
2. informal.
   drivel

Derived Forms

• ˈslaverer, noun

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of slaver¹

C14: probably of Low Dutch origin; related to slobber

Example Sentences

The debate turned testy when Democratic Rep. Josie Raymond tried asking Hale if the bill could be used to restore the statue of a “racist, slaver and secessionist like Jefferson Davis” or someone as “equally reprehensible.”

From Seattle Times

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.

From BBC

The names of Hitler, Mussolini, Trump and the three government leaders are still part of the creatures’ formal taxonomies, as are those of fauna named after the colonialist Cecil Rhodes and George Hibbert, a British slaver and plantation owner who also happened to be a scientific amateur and collector.

From Los Angeles Times

A memorial to an 18th Century slaver has been removed from a church.

From BBC

Ellen, whose father was a slaver, was white enough to pass, but as a woman she could not easily travel unaccompanied in 1848.

From Los Angeles Times