slater

plural slaters

1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
2. AustraliaNew ZealandScotlandAny terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
3. 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.

   1901, The Critic, volume 39, page 562

alternative Slator · alternative Slatter

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Moffat County and Routt County, Colorado.
   2. A city in Story County, Iowa.
   3. An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
   4. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
   5. A city in Saline County, Missouri.
   6. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
   7. A census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming.