slater
/ˈsleɪtər/
noun
- A small, flat, gray or brown creature (a woodlouse) that lives in damp places, often found under stones or logs.
- Slaters are harmless and help break down dead plant material in the soil.
- The kids were fascinated by the slater they found under the flowerpot.
- When I lifted the rock in the garden, a slater scurried away into the dirt.
- A person who works with slate, especially a roofer who installs or repairs slate tiles.
- My grandfather was a slater and taught me how to work with stone.
- The slater carefully fitted each slate tile onto the church roof.
- We hired a skilled slater to fix the leaky roof on our old house.
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