slater
/ˈsleɪtə/US/ˈsleɪtɚ/
slater noun: one who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
Noun
slater (plural slaters)
- One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
- Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
- A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
- Plain speaking, now and then, is very necessary. The author will call the critic a “blackguard slater," of course, but he need not be a blackguard. Ferocity of language only hurts his effect.1901, The Critic, volume 39, page 562
Proper noun capitalized: Slater
Slater
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
- A city in Story County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
- A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
- A city in Saline County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.
slater meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
slater in Hindi
- स्लेटर, स्लैटर
slater in Tamil
- கற்பலகை இடுவோன்
slater in Marathi
- स्लॅटर, स्लेटर
slater in Urdu
- سلیٹر, سلٹر
More languagesFewer languages
- slater in Bengali
- স্লেটার, স্ল্যাটার
- slater in Telugu
- స్లేటర్
- slater in Malayalam
- സ്ലേറ്റർ, സ്ലെറ്റർ
- slater in Kannada
- ಸ್ಲೇಟರ್
- slater in Punjabi
- ਸਲੈਟਰ, ਸਲੇਟਰ
- slater in Gujarati
- સ્લેટર
- slater in Odia
- ସ୍ଲେଟର୍, ସ୍ଲେଟର
- slater in Nepali
- स्लेटर, स्ल्याटर
Forms of slater
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | slaters |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Slator |
| alternative form | Slatter |
Origin of slater
From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.
From Middle English Slatere, Slatare, Sclatere, from Middle English sclater (“slater”).
Words formed from slater
Phrases with slater
Words that rhyme with slater
- translator
- alligator
- vibrator
- freighter
- terminator
- waiter
- crater
- curator
- gaiter
- incubator
- plater
- pulsator
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- skater
- cater
- collator
- creator
- dictator
- equator
- escalator
- greater
- later
- relator
- rotator
- collimator
- dilator
- excavator
- frater
- gator
- inflater
- locator
- narrator
- palpator
- saeter
- traitor
- viator
- awaiter
- baiter
- citator
- corrugator
- dater
- deflator
- dominator
- emasculator
- glossator
- gyrator
- hater
- hydrator
- legator
- levator
- mandator
- mater
- migrator
- negator
- nitrator
- plaiter
- procreator
- spectator
- tater
- titrator
- 'mater
Questions about slater
- What does slater mean?
- Slater means one who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
- What is slater in Hindi?
- Slater in Hindi is स्लेटर, स्लैटर. See Slater meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is slater?
- Slater can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce slater?
- Slater is pronounced /ˈsleɪtɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of slater?
- The plural of slater is slaters.
Words near slater in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: slater (page history and authors); Slater (page history and authors); slater (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slater (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slater (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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