Synonyms for slaver

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sley-ver

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsleɪ vər

Définition of slaver

Origin : "dribble from the mouth," early 14c., from Old Norse slafra "to slaver," probably imitative (cf. slobber (v.)). Related: Slavered; slavering. The noun is from early 14c.

verb drool

Example sentences :

At the age of seven he had sailed with Cain in a slaver, and had ever since continued with him.
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

She was a slaver recently captured off Bahia, and ordered to be sold by the Admiralty.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

In which service, or pretended service, you commanded a slaver?
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

They smelled the blood on his head, and a slaver ran from their jaws.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Of all mad creatures, if the learned are right, It is the slaver kills, and not the bite.
Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope

If a slaver, she was not likely to yield tamely if she had a chance of escape.
Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston

I wonder whether the other boat has fallen in with the slaver.
Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

She may be a slaver, and if so, I know not whether we should be better off than we now are.
Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

He had been embarked as a slave on board of a slaver at Badagry in 1822.
Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

The breeze was freshening, and the slaver made all sail away from the boat.
Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

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