slater
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
Origin of slater
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Samuel, 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
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How to use slater in a sentence
slater’s Surf Ranch, located in Lemoore, California, proved good enough for the World Surf League to not only host an annual World Tour event there, but outright purchase the technology to be reproduced at locations around the globe.
Everything You Need to Know About Surfing in the Olympics | mskenazy | July 24, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe state will pay the remaining $150 million within 12 months, whenever the state and PLTP sign a new financial agreement after the contractor is replaced, slater said.
Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction | Katherine Shaver | December 16, 2020 | Washington Postslater said the state would pay off any additional construction costs over the 30 years of the line’s operation.
Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction | Katherine Shaver | December 16, 2020 | Washington Postslater, also Maryland’s transportation secretary, said putting the plan out now gives the public more time to consider the proposals.
Metro board moves ‘doomsday’ budget forward to accept public comments | Justin George | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostIn a brief phone interview, slater, known for his environmental activism, said that without the sandbags people “would have lost properties outright.”
How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 5, 2020 | ProPublica
Did you and Christian slater have a romantic fling on True Romance?
Patricia Arquette Uncut: Drunken Mischief with Johnny Depp, ‘True Romance’ Crush, and ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe recalls slater saying: “I would never have guessed in a million years.”
Will Jordan Davis Become the First Transgender Miss England? | Tim Teeman | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTClarence Worley (Christian slater) is a lonely, eccentric geek who works in a comic book store.
Most Overlooked Romance Films for Valentine’s Day Weekend: ‘True Romance,’ ‘His Girl Friday,’ More | Marlow Stern | February 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTslater, the stoner-among-stoners played by Rory Cochrane, wore a long-hair wig in the film.
‘Dazed and Confused’ 20th Anniversary: 20 Craziest Facts About the Cult Classic | Marlow Stern | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo stop Assad and protect civilian life, we need Special Ops on the ground, writes Andrew slater, former Special Forces officer.
The Pros of Putting Special Forces On the Ground in Syria | Andrew Slater | August 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHome and found all things in a hurry of business, slater, our messenger, being here as my cook till very late.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThence home, where all things in a hurry for dinner, a strange cook being come in the room of slater, who could not come.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysMoreover, Polly was not in the least awe-stricken by Mrs. slater's black silk gown, or the gold watch she wore at her belt.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollopeslater is a son of somebody and didn't he let the Markles get off?
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman | Emma Speed SampsonYoung slater, now about twenty-one years of age, determined to emigrate to America.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. Mowry
British Dictionary definitions for slater
/ (ˈsleɪtə) /
a person trained in laying roof slates
dialect, Australian and NZ a woodlouse: See also sea slater
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