Synonyms:
woodlouse, slater
Meaning: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
Usage examples
Second, we received one thousand dollars from the John F. Slater Fund.
Mr. Morris K. Jessup, the treasurer of the Slater Fund, I refer to because I know of no man of wealth and large and complicated business responsibilities who gives not only money but his time and thought to the subject of the proper method of elevating the Negro to the extent that is true of Mr. Jessup.