slatter

noun

slat·​ter

ˈslatə(r)

plural -s

1

dialectal, chiefly England : slater

2

: a worker who removes slabs of soap from the frames in which they are formed

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sclatter, from sclat slat + -er

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