skater

noun

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

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For now, imagine a skater launching off a quarter pipe two thousand feet high, then somersaulting. Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 Now, as the founder of SM Entertainment and widely credited as the architect of K-pop’s global expansion, Lee will be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside basketball legend Yao Ming, Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, and rock icon Yoshiki, among others. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025 The 22-year-old center was one of the team’s best skaters on this trip, which earned him a look as the second-line center on Saturday. Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 But if her domestic competitions are counted, she was believed to be the only senior women’s singles skater in the world to land both a clean quadruple jump and a clean triple Axel last season. Nick Zaccardi, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skater

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 7 Nov. 2025.

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