slater
slater · slaters
мокриця
мокрица
Schieferdecker
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildingsOne who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
UK/ˈsleɪtə/US/ˈsleɪtɚ/
» Ziri is a slater.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
Schieferdecker
(Australia, New Zealand, Scotland)Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
More definitions
- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
Examples
4 sentencesZiri is a slater.
Ziri became a slater.
How do you happen to know Mr Slater?
British photographer David Slater has reached an agreement with the animal-rights group PETA over a selfie shot by a crested macaque.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
one who lays slate:
Origin
From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.
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Forms
plural: slatersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats:woodlousewood louse
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedsea slater