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slater Definition

slater (slātər)

noun

  1. a person who slates
  2. 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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