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slaters

slaters is the plural of slater.

Meaning of slater

Noun

slater (plural slaters)

  1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Scotland) Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
  3. 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

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Questions about slaters

What is slaters the plural of?
Slaters is the plural of slater.

Words near slaters in the dictionary

  1. slaten
  2. Slatens
  3. slater
  4. Slater determinant
  5. Slater determinants
  6. slaters
  7. Slatersville
  8. Slaterville Springs
  9. slates
  10. slates loose
  11. Slateses

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