as in salivas
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of slavers
James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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
In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
The faceless head of a man bobbing in the water recalls the countless Africans who perished during the perilous journey due to disease, malnourishment, and abuse, whose bodies were thrown overboard by unscrupulous ship captains and slavers to schools of sharks.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavers
Verb
-
All the while, Combs spits a few bars in a distorted baritone about his late mother’s passing.—
-
The site spits back a raft of possibilities.—
Verb
-
The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away.—
Verb
-
There are no alerts or advisories for boaters across the Atlantic or Florida Keys waters.—
-
This could be devastating for Florida, as the Gulf waters off our shores are currently the only part of the Gulf free from the pollution, noise and chaos of offshore drilling.—
Cite this Entry
“Slavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share