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View synonyms for roller skate
roller skate
1noun
- a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
roller-skate
2or roll·er·skate
[ roh-ler-skeyt ]
verb (used without object)
, roll·er-skat·ed, roll·er-skat·ing.
- to glide about by means of roller skates.
roller skate
noun
- a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface
- a device having clamps or straps for attaching such wheels to a boot or shoe
verb
- intr to move on roller skates
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Derived Forms
- roller skater, noun
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Other Words From
- roller skater noun
- roller·skater noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roller skate1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Origin of roller skate2
First recorded in 1870–75; v. use of roller skate
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Example Sentences
The one shown was pivoted to a roller-skate wheel which in turn was fastened to a metal standard.
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I dare say the colored people here would find it as hard to roller skate as you would to carry a heavy load on your head.
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Geraldine, dressed in her brother's clothes, was kneeling on one knee and hastily strapping on a single roller-skate.
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The fitter was an implement about like a roller skate, with movable wings on the sides and a movable plunger in front of the toes.
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I am led to believe that the roller skate is certainly a great civilizer and a wonderful leveler of mankind.
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