skater

noun

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

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His first interview was with Carol Heiss, the 1960 gold medal figure skater who was also attending NYU. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025 Arakawa, a former professional skater, sees Takuya at the skating rink after hours attempting to reproduce the moves of his female pupil and sees some of himself in the boy. Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 There's also the new crop of skaters, including Rayssa Leal, Chloe Covell, Jamie Foy, Zion Wright and Yuto Horigome. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025 Roller skaters and skateboarders have excitedly tuned into every step of the construction process. Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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