noun
slater
SLAY-tuh
noun
1
A person whose job is fitting slates onto roofs.
"The slater replaced the cracked tiles after the storm."
2
A woodlouse (a small land-dwelling crustacean).
"Slaters scurried out from under the damp log."
How to Use Slater
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a roofer who works with slate tiles, or the common small bug also called a woodlouse.
Word Forms
slaters plural
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Etymology
From Middle English sclater, formed from slate plus -er.