slaver
noun
a person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.
slavered
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past participleof slaver.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slaver.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slavernouna person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.
Example Sentences
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New York’s talent-hungry musical theater slavered for a follow-up.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2019
When the film played at Cannes in spring 2001, it was slavered over by critics; on release that autumn, it hit big.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017
Then he did a bit in which he slavered over Sabra hummus and Rold Gold pretzels.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2015
They slavered over the delicious incongruity of this young thruster mixing it up with gimlet-eyed corporate lawyers, and winning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2015
He jibbered like an ape; his twitching lips slavered and foamed.
From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Joe Cassells
