nonskater

noun

non·skat·er | \ˌnän-ˈskā-tər

\

plural nonskaters

Definition of nonskater

: someone who does not skate … a warming hut will help nonskaters or those taking a break keep the cold at bay.— Paul Montgomery … they have capitalized on the fashionable appeal of skateboarding to nonskaters …— Justin Porter

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Such pain and injury seem frightening to nonskaters. — Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Lynch Family Skatepark offers teenagers discipline, camaraderie, freedom," 2 July 2018

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