slater

ˈsleɪtər

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Definition of slater - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

roofing

Rare

person who installs roof slates

Rare

The slater finished the roof in two days.

roofer

tiler

woodlouse

Rare

small crustacean found in damp places

Rare

I found a slater under the log.

woodlouse

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small crustacean found in damp places

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sea slater

marine isopod crustacean living near high-water marks

A sea slater crawled across the rocks at low tide.

Origin of slater

Old English, slætere (one who slates)

Examples of slater in a sentence

Hiring a professional slater saved time.
The garden was full of slaters after the rain.
Children were fascinated by the slater crawling on the damp wall.

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French:couvreur, cloporte, ...
German:Schieferdecker, Kellerassel, ...
Italian:tegolaio, porcellino di terra, ...
Spanish:techador, cochinilla, ...
Portuguese:telhador, tatuzinho, ...
Chinese:铺瓦工, 潮虫, ...
Japanese:屋根職人, ワラジムシ, ...
Arabic:سَقَّاف, قَمْل الخَشَب, ...
Hebrew:רַעֲפָן, חֲסִילוֹן, ...
Russian:кровельщик, мокрица, ...
Ukrainian:покрівельник, мокриця, ...
Hindi:छत निर्माणकर्ता, छोटा केकड़ा, ...
Bengali:ছাদ নির্মাতা, ছোট ক্রাস্টেসিয়ান, ...
Catalan:teuler, cuc de fusta, ...
Czech:břidličář, stínka, ...
Danish:taglægger, bænkebider, ...
Dutch:leidekker, pissebed, ...
Greek:σχιστοπλακοθέτης, ψαλίδα, ...
Hungarian:tetőfedő, ászkarák, ...
Khmer:ជាងដំឡើងបន្ទះថ្មលើដំបូល, សត្វក្តាមដីតូចរស់នៅកន្លែងសើម, ...
Korean:기와공, 쥐며느리, ...
Persian:کاشی‌کار, خرخاکی, ...
Polish:dekarz, skorek, ...
Portuguese (BR):telhadista, tatuzinho, ...
Romanian:țiglar, porumbel de lemn, ...
Swedish:takläggare, gråsugga, ...
Thai:ช่างมุงหลังคา, แมลงกะทู้, ...
Turkish:çatı ustası, tesbih böceği, ...
Vietnamese:người lợp mái, con bọ gỗ, ...

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