"slater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsleɪtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsleɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slater.wav Forms: slaters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sclater}} Middle English sclater, {{suffix|en|slate|er}} slate + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slater (plural slaters)
  1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings. Translations (one who lays slate): liuskekiven asentaja (Finnish), couvreur [masculine] (French), Schieferdecker [masculine] (German), Leeëndecker [masculine] (Luxembourgish), pizarrero [masculine] (Spanish), töwr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-slater-en-noun-bKnyYPM~ Disambiguation of 'one who lays slate': 67 3 30
  2. (Scotland, Australia, New Zealand) Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, Scotland Categories (lifeform): Isopods
    Sense id: en-slater-en-noun-HkFQ1Ggu Disambiguation of Isopods: 16 73 11 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 69 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 51 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 56 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 63 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 15 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 63 18
  3. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
    Sense id: en-slater-en-noun-sbTpW2Kw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sea slater (taxonomic: Ligia oceanica) Related terms: butcher boy, sowbug, woodlouse, roly-poly, sai bug, saisai gnat

Noun [Scots]

IPA: [ˈsletər] Forms: slaters [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|slaters|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} slater (plural slaters), {{sco-noun}} slater (plural slaters)
  1. woodlouse Synonyms: slatter, slettar, sclater, slatero [Orkney], slateroo, slateo, slaterick
    Sense id: en-slater-sco-noun-Pu5BQQaO Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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