: a downhill skier

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The Austrian team of downhiller Ariane Rädler and slalom racer Katharina Huber had won. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 So when Shiffrin started her afternoon run, the American skiers who were sitting in third at that moment, downhiller Jackie Wiles and slalom racer Paula Moltzan, figured they’d be bumped to fourth. Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026 American downhiller Kyle Negomir echoed that thought. Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 Three weeks after tearing her ACL, Italian downhiller Sofia Goggia won a World Cup race in 2022. Outside, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downhiller

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of downhiller was in 1936

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“Downhiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downhiller. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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