: saliva dribbling from the mouth
1
a
: a ship used in the slave trade
b
: a person engaged in the slave trade
2
Examples of slaver in a Sentence
Verb
a dog slavering over a bone
Noun (1)
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Dead Julian topples over her, slavering jaws snapping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
Indians captured Indian and Mexican children and sold them to Hispanic slavers.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaver. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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slaver
2 of 2 noun
slav·er
ˈslā-vər
1
: a person who traffics or holds enslaved people
2
a ship used to traffic enslaved people
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