skater

noun

skat·​er ˈskā-tər How to pronounce skater (audio)
1
: one that skates
2

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Sacco, meanwhile, was a strong skater from the start. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Figure skaters with cats on their heads, dog astronauts gobbling tennis balls, unusually agile horseback riders standing astride multiple animals — these were some of the snippets seen in its short video presentation. Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025 Over the years, digitally edited videos and jokes imagined skaters riding down the side, but no one had attempted it—until Dias. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025 Unlike the rest of the coaching staff, which has 20-plus skaters to work with on a daily basis, Tallas generally has two goaltenders to work with during the season. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skater

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of skater was in 1700

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“Skater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skater. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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