slater

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Regno Unito//ˈsleɪtə//
Stati Uniti//ˈsleɪtɚ//

One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.

sostantivo

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.

Etimologia

From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.

Forme

plurale: 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.

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