slater
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsleɪtə//
- United States//ˈsleɪtɚ//
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
noun
- 1
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
- 2
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.
Etymology
From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.
Forms
- plural
- slaters
slashed · Having been slashed, cut or rent.slate · A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to…Slate · A surname.
slater · One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
Slater · A surname originating as an occupation.slaughter · The killing of animals, generally for food.Slaughter · A surname.