slater
Collocations
3ADJ.
british
VERB + SLATER
became, know
SLATER + NOUN
course
Definitions
noun
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
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.
name
A surname originating as an occupation.
A number of places in the United States:
A number of places in the United States:
A number of places in the United States:
A number of places in the United States:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat ellip
- woodlouse
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5Plain 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.
WiktionaryHow do you happen to know Mr Slater?
Tatoeba · #37561Ziri is a slater.
Tatoeba · #10210237Ziri became a slater.
Tatoeba · #10210238British photographer David Slater has reached an agreement with the animal-rights group PETA over a selfie shot by a crested macaque.
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