slaver

¹ American  

[sley-ver] / ˈsleɪ vər /

noun

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

2. slave ship.

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slaver ² American  

[slav-er, sley-ver, slah-] / ˈslæv ər, ˈsleɪ vər, ˈslɑ- /

verb (used without object)

1. to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.

2. to fawn.

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verb (used with object)

1. Archaic. to smear with saliva.

noun

1. saliva coming from the mouth.

2. drivel.

slaver ¹ British  

/ 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)

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noun

1. saliva dribbling from the mouth

2. informal drivel

slaver ² British  

/ ˈsleɪvə /

noun

1. an owner of or dealer in slaves

2. another name for slave ship

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Other Word Forms

• slaverer noun

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Thus the British, who had been such enthusiastic slavers, went on to force Muslim rulers to end their own version of the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

By that time, white slavers had grown so accustomed to ignoring the Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two years earlier, that even after Juneteenth, the institution of enslavement lingered on.

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