skater
Americannoun
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a person who skates
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same as skateboarder See skateboarder
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informal a young person who typically wears baggy clothes and spends a lot of time skateboarding
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See pond-skater
Etymology
Origin of skater
Example Sentences
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But once the Mexican-American artist learned more about the Chinese-American skater, he found inspiration in other aspects of her life as well.
From Los Angeles Times
Liu’s skate, which won her the individual gold medal, the first U.S. women’s skater do so since 2002, is already Winter Olympics legend.
The skater known as the "Quad God" had been favourite to win the men's individual title but tumbled to a humiliating eighth spot after the free skate.
From Barron's
U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu smiled through a monster free program, clinching the figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Milan on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times
The large cluster of skaters behind them held back, hoping the two leaders would run out of gas and drift back into the pack before the final sprint.
From Los Angeles Times
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