slaver
slaver Lexical Profile
slaver Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person or ship engaged in the slave trade.
"Naval patrols intercepted the slaver off the coast before it could reach port."
Saliva running from the mouth; drool or driveling.
"The exhausted hound shook its head, sending flecks of slaver across the porch."
Abject, servile, or excessive flattery.
"The veteran critic dismissed the review as mere slaver meant to curry favor with the director."
• verb
To let saliva run from the mouth; to drool or slobber.
"The large mastiff began to slaver as the aroma of roasted meat filled the kitchen."
To show excessive, greedy, or servile desire or admiration (usually followed by "over").
"The tabloids continued to slaver over every minor detail of the celebrity wedding."
To smear, wet, or cover with saliva.
"The playful puppy managed to slaver the child's face before anyone could intervene."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Slaver" comprises two unrelated homographs with distinct pronunciations: the word meaning "drool" is pronounced with a short "a" (/ˈslævər/) and is related to "slobber," whereas the noun meaning "slave trader" is pronounced with a long "a" (/ˈsleɪvər/) and derives from "slave."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The sense relating to saliva comes from Middle English "slaveren," likely borrowed from Low German "slaveren" or Old Norse "slafra" (to drool). The sense referring to a dealer in enslaved people is a later 17th-century derivative formed from "slave" plus the agent suffix "-er."