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slater¹

  • /ˈsleɪtɚ/ US
  • /ˈsleɪtə/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.

noun slaters

  1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
  2. Australia, New Zealand, Scotland Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
  3. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something. Plain speaking, now and then, is very necessary. The author will call the critic a “blackguard slater," of course, but he need not be a blackguard. Ferocity of language only hurts his effect.

Slater²

Where it comes from

From Middle English Slatere, Slatare, Sclatere, from Middle English sclater (“slater”).

proper noun Slator · Slatter

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
  3. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
  5. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
  6. A city in Saline County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
  8. A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: woodlouse, salter, hartree, alfin, durnford, fock, kramers, pillbug, sowbug, roly-poly, doodlebug, cheeselog, oniscid, isopod, slagger, tiler

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noun one who lays slate

Españolpizarrero
Françaiscouvreur
DeutschSchieferdecker

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"slater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

slater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slater

Chicago

"slater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slater.

BibTeX
@misc{slater_2026,
  title = {slater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}