slaver
Saliva running from the mouthSaliva running from the mouth; drool.
» The old records named him as a notorious slaver.
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4 senses(uncountable)Saliva running from the mouth; drool.
A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
Sklavenhändler, Sklavenhändlerin, Sklavenhalter
работорго́вецrabotorgóvec, торго́вец раба́миtorgóvec rabámi
работорго́вецьrabotorhóvecʹ, торго́вець раба́миtorhóvecʹ rabámy
a person engaged in slave trade
A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
A white slaver; a person who sells prostitutes into sexual slavery.
A ship used to transport slaves.
someone who holds slaves
Examples
7 sentencesThe old records named him as a notorious slaver.
A band of rebels hunted the slaver through the haunted marshes.
The dragon refused to serve the slaver who had chained its wings.
The pirate captain was secretly a slaver who sold prisoners across the sea.
The orc chieftain broke the slaver's iron collar and led the captives to freedom.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. DouFrom Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber.
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Forms
plural: slavers| Singular | slaver |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a person engaged in slave trade:slave dealerslave trader
- someone who holds slaves:slaveholderslave owner
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.