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: one that skates
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Examples of skater in a Sentence

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Robertson scored 45 goals with the Stars last season, one short of his career high and tied for fourth among NHL skaters in 2025-26 alongside teammate Wyatt Johnston, Kirill Kaprizov, and Macklin Celebrini. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu meets Backstreet Boys’ Howie Dorough at Flavor Flav’s SheWeekend at the Sphere on July 17 in Las Vegas. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The viral video of the incident shows the Mercedes being hit with a skateboard a couple of times before the skater throws his preferred method of transportation at the vehicle. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Other honorees that delivered toasts at the event included NBA star LeBron James and two-time Olympic gold medalist figure skater Alysa Liu. Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 17 July 2026 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 26 Jul. 2026.

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