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Webster 1913 Edition
Slater
Slat′er
,Noun.
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
Slat′er
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus
Porcellio
and allied genera; a sow bug. Webster 1828 Edition
Slater
SLA'TER
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be careless of dress and dirty.2.
To be careless, negligent or awkward; to spill carelessly.