slater

slat·er

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sley-ter]
- /ˈsleɪ tər/
- /ˈsleɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sley-ter]
- /ˈsleɪ tər/

Definitions of slater word

noun slater Samuel, 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England. 1
noun slater a person trained in laying roof slates 0
noun slater a woodlouse 0
noun slater a person who slates 0
noun slater any of various isopod crustaceans; esp., a sow bug 0

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Origin of slater

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425, slater is from the late Middle English word sclater. See slate1, -er1

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Parts of speech for Slater

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slater

slater popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for slater

adjective slater

ash — Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes.
battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.

All 4 Synonyms of slater