roller skate
noun
: a shoe with a set of wheels attached for skating over a flat surface
also
: a metal frame with wheels attached that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe
roller skater
noun
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The lanes echoed with the sound of rolling balls and crashing pins long before the wheels of roller skates ever touched its floor.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Coached by the legendary Pete Carril, the Tigers’ methodical offense – directed by point center Kit Mueller and filled with eye-bending backdoor cuts – put the Hoyas on roller skates.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
The contest winner—a very tall lookalike in roller skates—basked in attention from park-going singles and rubberneckers just outside the North entrance.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Advertisement The author learning to roller skate as a child.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Coached by the legendary Pete Carril, the Tigers’ methodical offense – directed by point center Kit Mueller and filled with eye-bending backdoor cuts – put the Hoyas on roller skates.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
The contest winner—a very tall lookalike in roller skates—basked in attention from park-going singles and rubberneckers just outside the North entrance.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Advertisement The author learning to roller skate as a child.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Roller skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roller%20skate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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