Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SLATER
v.i. 1. To be careless of dress and dirty.
2. To be careless, negligent or awkward; to spill carelessly.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SLATER
SLATER Slat "er, n.
Defn: One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
SLATER
SLATER Slat "er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a sow bug.
New American Oxford Dictionary
slater
slat er |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | ▶noun 1 a person who slates roofs for a living. 2 a wood louse or similar isopod. [Several species in the order Isopoda. See also sea slater . ]
Slater, Samuel
Sla ter, Samuel |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | (1768 –1835 ), US inventor and industrialist; born in England. After building a technologically advanced spinning mill from memory in Rhode Island in 1793, he set up his own mills in New England.
Oxford Dictionary
slater
slater |ˈsleɪtə | ▶noun 1 a person who slates roofs for a living. 2 a woodlouse or similar isopod crustacean. ●Several species in the order Isopoda. See also sea slater .
Slater, Samuel
Sla ter, Samuel |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | (1768 –1835 ), US inventor and industrialist; born in England. After building a technologically advanced spinning mill from memory in Rhode Island in 1793, he set up his own mills in New England.
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