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ice-skater

ice-skater

4 2.4
A person who moves on ice wearing shoes with metal blades for sport or fun
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsˌskeɪtər/
translation icon : patinador sobre hielo
  • Many ice skaters practice daily to improve their skills and prepare for competitions.
  • Olympic ice-skater
  • former ice-skater
  • champion ice-skater

I'm thinking more of like an ice skater on a frozen lake.

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Examples

  • I'm thinking more of like an ice skater on a frozen lake.

  • - Well, you're not gonna grow up to be a professional ice skater.

  • I thought you were an ice skater.

  • Then there was the ice skater.

  • Her sister is an ice skater, and her brother is a basketball champion.

    Blog text (8)
  • When Mom was a little girl, she wanted to be a racecar driver, or an Olympic ice skater, or a mountain climber.

  • One custodian swears he saw someone sliding around like an ice skater, having a grand old time.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • She was a runner, an ice skater, a skier, a wakesurfer, and a wakeboarder.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The ice skater performed an elegant routine during the winter festival.

  • During the championship, the ice skater captivated the audience with her stunning jumps.

Synonyms

skater
vsice-skater
102 1.0

A person who moves using special shoes with metal blades or wheels

is used only for someone participating in the sport rather than casually
speedskater
vsice-skater
1 3.9

An athlete who skates fast in races on an oval ice track

is used for participants in the activity rather than competitive racers

Surface Forms

ice-skater singular
ice-skaters plural

Morphology

ice-skater = ice skate (transparent) = ice + skate + er

The word is a regular agent noun meaning 'a person who ice-skates', built directly from the base verb phrase.

Etymology

The word ice-skater is made of ice and skate. The part skate comes from an old word meaning 'to glide', so an ice-skater is simply someone who 'glides' on ice.