1. [n]  a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
2. [n]  any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece

1. \Stat"er\, n.
   One who states.
   

2. \Sta"ter\, n. [L. stater, Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)
   The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in
   value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about
   [pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm
   was in later times called stater.
   

Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and "shekel" in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute money," 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.)