slaver

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)
n.
One, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves.

(SLAV-vuhr, SLAY-vuhr)
verb tr., intr.
1. To slobber or drool; to smear with saliva.
2. To fawn.

noun
Saliva dripping from the mouth.

Etymology
Probably from Old Norse slafra (to slobber)

Usage
"While it would be unforgivably coarse to slaver over her good looks, it would be prissy to shirk the obvious truth that most film actresses are still required to be beautiful." — Kevin Jackson; Versatile British Actress [Lindsay Duncan] Finally in International Spotlight; New Zealand Herald (Auckland); Sep 1, 2006.

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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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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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