noun
- plural of slater: workers who install slate roofing or flooring
- plural of slater: small gray crustaceans that roll into balls when disturbed
Usage: also called pill bugs or roly-polies
Examples
- The slaters worked carefully to replace the damaged roof tiles.
- Several slaters were hired to install the new slate flooring.
- We found slaters hiding under the old wooden boards in the garden.
- The children enjoyed watching the slaters roll into tight balls.
- Slaters are beneficial creatures that help decompose organic matter.
- The experienced slaters completed the roofing project ahead of schedule.