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n. - Someone who owns people forced to work for no wages; A person engaged in the human trade

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: n. - Someone who owns people forced to work for no wages; A person engaged in the human trade. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To let saliva dribble from the mouth.

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  • The slaver was a darker silhouette against the night sky.
  • Singleton recalled a slaver, the crew of which had been brawling at the
  • Singleton recalled a slaver, the crew of which had been brawling at the Ship tavern a few nights before.
  • Men such as these, I had gathered, were seldom reluctant to show off the beauty of the baubles on the 'slaver's necklace.
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  • ''slaver" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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