as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Recent Examples of slaver
Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
One decorous young professional after another is attacked and transformed into a slavering monster, until at last all the residents converge in the heated pool.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Indians captured Indian and Mexican children and sold them to Hispanic slavers.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Sue has no discernible personality or thoughts, but the TV network — led by a slavering man named Harvey (Dennis Quaid) — has hired her for this hosting gig, the moment that will solidify her stardom.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
One decorous young professional after another is attacked and transformed into a slavering monster, until at last all the residents converge in the heated pool.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
Noun
Those who stood up to the slavers on land and at sea often paid a heavy price for their bravery.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Indians captured Indian and Mexican children and sold them to Hispanic slavers.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
Verb
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Chase Reid, meanwhile, just put together a better-than-point-per-game season in the OHL and has the loud tools — the escapability and skating speed in particular — that have NHL scouts positively drooling.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Predators respond with head shaking, gaping, drooling, and frantic licking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The prions are spread between animals through bodily fluids, including saliva, blood, urine and feces, and can occur through direct contact or indirectly through contamination of soil, food or water.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Twenty oral-gut species were found in both saliva and stool and were more common in the gut of gastric cancer patients.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hollywood chewed her up and spat her out.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The result has cash flow fans salivating.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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