slaver

Verb

1. (intransitive) To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
2. (intransitive) To fawn.
3. (intransitive) To be drooled out of someone’s mouth.
4. (transitive) To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth.
5. To be besmeared with saliva.

Noun

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 person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
3. A ship used to transport slaves.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslævə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: slaveren

In summary

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

Synonyms

slobber

drivel

dribble

drool

salivate

slabber

saliva

slave trader

spittle

slave dealer

slaveholder

slave owner

slave-trader

slave ship

sticky saliva

drooling

flatter

pus

slobbering

sputterer

yearn

slobberer

driveler

slave-ship

aspire

Translations

baver

sbavare

bave

sabbern

schiavista

geifern

négrier

babear

kwijlen

δουλέμπορος

negriero

slavenhandelaar

Sklavenhändler

esclavista

sabbere