slaver

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person engaged in slave trade
  2. noun someone who holds slaves
  3. verb let saliva drivel from the mouth

Etymology

From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber.

In classic literature

Synonyms

slave dealer, slave trader

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