slater

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see also: Slater

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈsleɪtɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsleɪtə/

Noun

slater (plural slaters)

1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
2. Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
3. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
   • 1901, The Critic (volume 39, page 562)

     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.

Translations

• French: couvreur
• German: Schieferdecker
• Spanish: pizarrero

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Slater

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Proper noun

1. Surname
2. A city in Iowa.
3. A city in Missouri.
4. A census-designated place in Wyoming.

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