skater
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- noun
- /ˈskeɪtər/
:
patinador
- I'm actually looking for a female skater to compete with me at Nationals.
- figure skater
- ice skater
- synchronized skaters
So are they the best, you know, skier, ice skater or whatever the, you know, in the world?
- So are they the best, you know, skier, ice skater or whatever the, you know, in the world?
- It's just about two rival Figure skaters.
- And then I'm driving home with these, with these, with ice on both ankles with a car full of, of skaters.
- I'm thinking more of like an ice skater on a frozen lake.
- I feel so horribly for the ice skaters.
Examples
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The talented skater impressed the judges with her beautiful routines on the ice.
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I'm thinking more of like an ice skater on a frozen lake.
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I thought you were an ice skater.
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Then there was the ice skater.
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And there was, this night, a picture of a figure skater just absolutely sobbing.
Fiction book (1999) -
Intelligent, beautiful, and athletic enough to have been in the Olympics as a skater, she was everything.
Fiction book (1995) -
The park was crowded with skaters zipping and zooming along the paths.
Fiction book (1997) -
Leonard finds Paula among the skaters, isolates her from them, and watches her glide around the rink.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the winter, I often watch the young skaters practice their moves at the local rink.
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As a dedicated skater, he spends hours perfecting his jumps and spins on the ice.
Synonyms
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A person who moves on ice wearing shoes with metal blades for sport or fun
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A person who races fast on ice around an oval track
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A person who skates on shoes with wheels in a single row
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An athlete who skates fast in races on an oval ice track
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A person who moves on shoes with small wheels for sport or fun
A person who moves on inline skates
Compounds
How Skilled
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skater comes from skate + -er; skate comes from an old Norse word meaning 'to glide' or 'slide', so a skater is literally someone who 'glides' across ice or a hard surface.