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Slater, Samuel

Syllabification: (Sla·ter, Samuel)
Pronunciation: /ˈslātər/

Entry from US Dictionary

Definition of Slater, Samuel
  • (1768–1835), US inventor and industrialist; born in England. After building a technologically advanced spinning mill from memory in Rhode Island in 1793, he set up his own mills in New England.

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Definition of Slater, Samuel in the US English dictionary
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