slater
slater
Definition
slater (slāt′ər)
noun
- a person who slates
- any of various isopod crustaceans; esp., a sow bug
slater
Usage Examples
Possessives
- business: It used lorries operated by the firemaster in his slater's business.
Noun used with modifier
- sea: These are sea slaters, and to find them on dry day you need to peer into likely nooks and crannies.
- master: On leaving school in 1953 David Ellis took up an apprenticeship in slating at Collyweston with the master slater and quarry owner J.J Harrod.
- water: Their main food source is freshwater shrimps, water slaters and caddis larvae which they obtain by diving and hunting underwater.
- roof: Jim Chettle wielded a tile nail remover for use by a roof slater.
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