name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
slater
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈsleɪtɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪtə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S L EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Story County, Iowa.
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Saline County, Missouri.
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
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name
Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.
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noun
Meaning 9
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
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noun
Meaning 10
Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, Scotland
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noun
Meaning 11
A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
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noun
Meaning 12
any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: woodlouse
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Broader terms: isopod
Narrower terms: pill bug, sow bug
History
Etymology
From Middle English Slatere, Slatare, Sclatere, from Middle English sclater (“slater”).
From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: liuskekiven asentaja — one who lays slate
- French: couvreur — one who lays slate
- German: Schieferdecker — one who lays slate
- Luxembourgish: Leeëndecker — one who lays slate
- Spanish: pizarrero — one who lays slate
- Welsh: töwr — one who lays slate
Real reading context