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slaver

slav·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sley-ver]
    • /ˈsleɪ vər/
    • /ˈslæv.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sley-ver]
    • /ˈsleɪ vər/

Definitions of slaver word

  • noun slaver saliva coming from the mouth. 1
  • noun slaver drivel. 1
  • verb without object slaver to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool. 1
  • verb without object slaver to fawn. 1
  • verb with object slaver Archaic. to smear with saliva. 1
  • intransitive verb slaver drool 1

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Origin of slaver

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; slave + -er1

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Parts of speech for Slaver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slaver popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

slaver usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for slaver

verb slaver

  • buddy up — comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
  • dribble — to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
  • drivel — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
  • drool — to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
  • fall over — person: trip or slip

noun slaver

  • footman — a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
  • garcon — (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
  • expectoration — The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  • waiter — a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
  • waitress — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.

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