A fearsome sight it was to behold how he swelled in his wrath, and his eyes blazed like disastrous stars at midnight, and being wood with anger he gnashed his teeth till the froth stood at his lips and slavered down his chin.
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Slaver
/ˈslævɚ/
Synonyms for "slaver" (91 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: drool, slave trader, slobber, adulate, apple-polish.
- Sentence evidence is available for slaver, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "slaver".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "slaver"
Keep "slaver" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "slaver" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "slaver", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "slaver" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
12 entriesdamp lipsdrool productionexcess salivanotorious slaveroral moisturesaliva secretionslave ownerslave shipslave traderslaver vesselslaving networkslobbering mouth
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 20 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- σωματέμπορος noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- ἀνδραποδιστής noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Arabic
1 entries- نَخَّاس noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Bulgarian
1 entries- търговец на роби noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Dutch
1 entries- slavenhandelaar noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Finnish
1 entries- orjakauppias noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
French
4 entries- esclavagiste noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- marchand d'esclaves noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- négrier noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- négrière noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Galician
3 entries- escravista noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negreira noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negreiro noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
German
4 entries- Sklavenhalter noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- Sklavenhalterin noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- Sklavenhändler noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- Sklavenhändlerin noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Greek
1 entries- δουλέμπορος noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Italian
4 entries- negriera noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negriere noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negriero noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- schiavista noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Latin
1 entries- mango noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Manx
1 entries- kionneyder sleab noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اسیرجی noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Polish
1 entries- handlarz niewolników noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Portuguese
3 entries- escravista noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negreira noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negreiro noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Russian
2 entries- работорго́вец noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- торго́вец раба́ми noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Spanish
3 entries- esclavista noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negrera noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- negrero noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Swedish
1 entries- slavhandlare noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Turkish
1 entries- esirci noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Ukrainian
2 entries- работорго́вець noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
- торго́вець раба́ми noun (a person engaged in the slave trade)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
should I, damn'd then, / Slaver with lips as common as the stairs / That mount the Capitol
Source: wiktionary
Of all mad Creatures, if the Learn'd are right, / It is the Slaver kills, and not the Bite.
Source: wiktionary
He went over to it, held it in his hands awhile, feeling its coolness, smelling the clammy slaver of the lather in which the brush was stuck.
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Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "slaver"?
Closest matches include drool, slave trader, slobber, adulate, apple-polish.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "slaver"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.