Meaning & use

Slavers

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Lets saliva drip from the mouth, especially in eager anticipation, hunger, or excitement; also, the plural of 'slaver,' a person or ship engaged in the slave trade.

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The dog slavers over its bowl every time dinner is prepared.

Historians have documented the routes taken by slavers across the Atlantic.

A note on using this word

The verb sense (to drool) and the noun sense (a slave trader) are unrelated in origin, despite the identical spelling.

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2. noun

Plural of 'slaver': a person or ship that trades in or transports enslaved people.

The museum exhibit traced the routes once used by slavers.

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