slater
noun
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
slaters
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pluralof slater.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first firefighters were recruited from tradesmen including slaters, carpenters and masons, aged 17 to 25, because they knew how buildings were constructed.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
Bricklayers, masons, roofers, roof tilers, slaters, carpenters, joiners and plasterers will benefit from cheaper visas and more relaxed employment criteria under the changes.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
For a week the children of the town play at being slaters.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
The strange slaters knew very well that the Council feared the expense of more extensive repairs and had postponed those that had long been highly necessary from year to year.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig by Various
He has to do the tapping and keep up an industrious bustle on the housetop during the absence of the slaters.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
