# slater

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsleɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #15,910

## Definitions
1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
2. Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
3. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.

## Etymology
From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-state)
- **slave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slave)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-spate)
- **states** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-states)
- **stated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-stated)
- **slaves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slaves)
- **slower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slower)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slayer)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slider)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-sutter)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-sliver)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-spacer)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-sumter)
- **stator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-stator)
- **Slates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slates)
- **slavery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-slavery)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-starter)
- **smarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-smarter)
- **sweater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-sweater)
- **splatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slater-vs-splatter)

## Common misspellings (8)
`lsater`, `slaetr`, `slaterr`, `slatre`, `slatter`, `sllater`, `sltaer`, `sslater`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slater