slater
noun
- a person who slates
- any of various isopod crustaceans; esp., a sow bug
See slater in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(slāˈtər)
noun- One employed to lay slate surfaces, as on roofs.
- See pill bug.
- See sow bug.
(slāˈtər), Samuel 1768-1835.
British-born textile pioneer in America. He oversaw construction of the nation's first successful water-powered cotton mill (1790-1793).
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