1. a person whose job is to cover roofs with slates
2. a small gray crustacean that lives in damp places and can roll into a ball when disturbed
Usage: also called pill bug or roly-poly

Examples

• The slater worked carefully to replace the damaged roof tiles.
• We hired a skilled slater to repair the slate roof on our old house.
• The children found slaters under the rocks in the garden.
• When touched, the slater immediately rolled up into a tight ball.
• Slaters are commonly found in compost piles and under logs.
• The slater used traditional tools to install the new slate shingles.