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Meaning of Slater | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsleɪtɚ

Definitions

  1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
  2. A surname originating as an occupation.
  3. Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
    Australia, New-Zealand, Scotland
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
  6. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
  7. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  8. An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
  9. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
  10. A city in Saline County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
  12. A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.

Equivalents

العربية بنّاء السقوف
Cymraeg töwr
Español pizarrero
Français couvreur
Lëtzebuergesch Leeëndecker

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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