slaver (redirected from slavers)

slav·er ¹  (slvr)

intr.v. slav·ered, slav·er·ing, slav·ers

1. To slobber; drool.

2. To behave in an obsequious manner; fawn. See Synonyms at fawn¹.

n.

1. Saliva drooling from the mouth.

2. Senseless and effusive talk; drivel.

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[Middle English slaveren, probably from Old Norse slafra.]

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slav·er ²  (slvr)

n.

One, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves.

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slaver¹

n

1. (Sociology) an owner of or dealer in slaves

2. (Historical Terms) another name for slave ship

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slaver²

vb (intr)

1. to dribble saliva

2. (often foll by over)

a.  to fawn or drool (over someone)

b.  to show great desire (for); lust (after)

n

1. saliva dribbling from the mouth

2. Informal drivel

[probably of Low Dutch origin; related to slobber]

slaverer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slaver - a person engaged in slave trade slave dealer, slave trader victimiser, victimizer - a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer" white slaver - a person who forces women to become prostitutes
	2.	slaver - someone who holds slaves             slave owner, slaveholder holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
Verb	1.	slaver - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" drivel, slabber, slobber, drool, dribble salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"

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slaver

verb

1. dribble, drool, salivate, slobber the wolf's slavering jaws

2. drool, salivate, slobber, dribble, drivel, water at the mouth No doubt many readers will slaver over these bits.

Translations

slaver¹ [ˈslævəʳ]

A. N → baba f

B. VI → babear

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slaver² [ˈsleɪvəʳ] N (= ship) → barco m negrero; (= person) → traficante mf en esclavos

slaver [ˈslævə^r] vi (= dribble) → baver
to slaver at the mouth (lit) → avoir la bave aux lèvres (fig) (in anticipation) → se lécher les babines

slaver¹

n (= ship) → Sklavenschiff nt; (= person) → Sklavenhändler(in) m(f)

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slaver²

vi → speicheln (geh), → geifern; the dog slavered at the mouth → der Hund hatte Schaum vor dem Maul; he began to slaver at the thought of food → bei dem Gedanken ans Essen lief ihm das Wasser im Munde zusammen; to slaver over somebody/something → nach jdm/etw geifern

n → Speichel m, → Geifer m

slaver¹ [ˈslævəʳ] vi (dribble) → sbavare

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slaver² [ˈsleɪvəʳ] n (person) → schiavista m/f