ski jumper
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A person who skis down a ramp and jumps far into the air
- noun
- /ski ˈdʒʌmpər/
- UK
:
esquiador de salto
- During the winter Olympics, many ski jumpers compete for medals in the event.
- Olympic ski jumper
- Norwegian ski jumper
Examples
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Well, I want to be a ski-jumper.
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Mike is a retired ski jumper.
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Many ski jumpers perform incredible feats of athleticism as they fly through the air.
How Skilled
ski jumper
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3.3
- UK
1
3.3
beginner
81
1.0
81
1.0
Surface Forms
ski jumper singular
ski jumpers plural
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who participates in ski jumping' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ski' (equipment for sliding on snow) with 'jumper' (a person who jumps). This simple noun-noun compound follows a regular compounding pattern and has clear equivalents in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Ski jumper is a name that comes from the picture of someone on skis who is a jumper, sliding down a ramp and leaping into the air. So Ski jumper means 'a person who jumps on skis'.