skater

[ skey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who skates. skate.
2. water strider.

ˈskater

/ ˈskeɪtə /

noun

1. a person who skates
2. See skateboarder
   same as skateboarder See skateboarder
3. informal.
   a young person who typically wears baggy clothes and spends a lot of time skateboarding
4. See pond-skater
   See pond-skater

Word History and Origins

Origin of skater¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; skate ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Maybe the judges scored the Russian skater generously because they just wanted to be done with it all and get out of Sochi alive.

From The Daily Beast

Nineteen-year-old figure skater Jason Brown has been rocking a signature hairstyle that even has its own Twitter account.

From The Daily Beast

But I could not bear the thought of skater Takahashi being seen by the world as a co-conspirator in our crime.

From The Daily Beast

Raised from nothing, Harding aspired to greatness: she wanted to be the best female figure skater in the world.

From The Daily Beast

Hipster skater style from Zoe Jordan to kick off day two of LFW.

From The Daily Beast

Eve looked very pretty in her skating rig, and she was a splendid skater, too.

From Project Gutenberg

The swallow is a happy bird and skims and dances in the air like a fancy skater on the ice.

From Project Gutenberg

And when the skater visits the ice again, back he will come and resume the wheeling at intervals.

From Project Gutenberg

A beginner learning to skate, for example, exerts himself fully as much as the accomplished skater.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the gentlemen of the village offered a "badge of honor" to the swiftest skater on the pond—the one who could win the race.

From Project Gutenberg