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
Charitable men can see the slater, so they help him; they can't see the fisher without running the chance of being bruised and drenched, so they don't help him—at present.
From A Dream of the North Sea by Runciman, James
Inwardly they made a vow that none who belonged to them should ever become a slater.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
A slater on the slope of a neighbouring roof eyed me curiously.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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