slater
noun
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
slater
1 American
[sley-ter]
/ ˈsleɪ tər /
noun
Slater
2
American
[sley-ter]
/ ˈsleɪ tər /
noun
slater
British
/ ˈsleɪtə /
noun
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a person trained in laying roof slates
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dialect a woodlouse See also sea slater
Etymology
Origin of slater
First recorded in 1375–1425, slater is from the late Middle English word sclater. See slate 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Louise recounts a slater called John McWilliam, who fled to Stranraer after being accused of witchcraft for a second time, before going on trial in Edinburgh.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
He promised an updated list, but more than six month slater, it has yet to appear.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
How easy it is for an accident to happen to anybody, specially to a slater who hovers between heaven and earth like a bird, and yet has not the wings of a bird.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
There is in our village, a slater, very fond of keeping bees.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 558, July 21, 1832 by Various
The day was Saturday, and no glazier and slater could be had before Monday.
From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)
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