Dictionary Definition
slaver
Noun
1 a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slave
dealer, slave
trader]
2 someone who owns slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
drivel, drool, slabber, slobber, dribble]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
From medieval English slaveren, of Scandinavian origin, akin to or derived from slafra "to slaver", probably imitativePronunciation
- (UK): /ˈslævə/, /"sl
Extensive Definition
Slaver has several
meanings:
- One who deals in slaves.
- A slave ship.
- Saliva, i.e. either the result or act of drooling (pronounced 'slav-er') as opposed to normal salivation.
- The Thrintun, from Larry Niven's fictional universe of Known Space, were also called slavers.
See also: Slavery.
slaver in French:
esclavagiste
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adulate, apple-polish, babble, be insane, beslobber, beslubber, blandish, bootlick, cajole, compliment, conceit, cower, cringe, dote, dribble, drivel, drool, expectorate, expectoration, fawn upon,
flatter, foam, froth, grovel, have a demon, hawk, kowtow, make fair weather,
mouth-watering, nonsense, oil the tongue,
palaver, panderer, piffle, pimp, praise, ptyalism, rage, ramble, rant, rave, rubbish, run amok, run mad,
saliva, salivate, salivation, sialagogue, slabber, slobber, slobber over, spew, spit, spittle, sputum, toady, truckle, twaddle, wander, water, wheedle