slaver

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(slăv'ər) pronunciation
intr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -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.

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


slav·er2 (slā'vər) pronunciation
n.
One, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves.


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verb

  1. To let saliva run from the mouth: dribble, drivel, drool, salivate, slobber. See dry/wet, mouth.
  2. To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior: bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, toady, truckle. Informal apple-polish, brownnose, cotton. Slang suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over/under.
  3. To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly: adulate, blandish, butter up, flatter, honey. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See praise/blame.

noun

  1. Saliva running from the mouth: drivel, drool, salivation, slobber. See dry/wet, mouth.
  2. Excessive, ingratiating praise: adulation, blandishment, blarney, flattery, incense2, oil. Informal soft soap. Idioms: honeyed words. See praise/blame.

n. a ship used for transporting slaves.

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Slaver has several meanings:

See also: Slavery.


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - slavehandler

2.
n. - savl
v. intr. - savle

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwijlen, kwijl, geslijm

Français (French)
1.
n. - marchand d'esclaves

2.
n. - salive
v. intr. - baver

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sklavenhändler

2.
n. - Geifer
v. - geifern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δουλεμπορικό πλοίο, δουλέμπορος, σάλιο, κολακείες, βλακείες, ανοησίες
v. - τρέχουν τα σάλια μου

Italiano (Italian)
schiavista, commerciare in schiavi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa que trafica escravos, navio negreiro (m), baba (f), saliva (f)
v. - babar

Русский (Russian)
слюни, глупая болтовня, грубая лесть, распускать слюни, подлизываться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - negrero, tratante de blancas

2.
n. - babeo
v. intr. - babear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slavhandlare, slavskepp, dregel
v. - dregla, dregla ner, fjäska för

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 淌口水, 垂涎, 口水, 谄媚

2. 奴隶商人, 奴隶贩卖船

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 淌口水, 垂涎
n. - 口水, 諂媚

2.
n. - 奴隸商人, 奴隸販賣船

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 노예 상인, 노예 수송선

2.
n. - 군침, 아첨, 농담
v. intr. - ~을 갈망하다, 군침을 삼키다, 아첨하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 奴隷商人, 奴隷船, よだれ, たわごと, 奴隷所有者
v. - よだれを流す, よだれを垂らす, おべっかを使う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لعاب سائل, سفينه ألنخاسه, ألنخاس, (فعل) يسيل لعابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוחר עבדים, ספינת עבדים, חנופה מוגזמת‬
n. - ‮ריר‬
v. intr. - ‮זב ריר, זב, התלהב‬


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Jungle Girl and the Slaver (1959 Drama Film)
Nature Girl and the Slaver (1959 Crime Film)