cross-country skier

American  

[kraws-kuhn-tree skee-er, krahs-] / ˈkrɔsˈkʌn tri ˈski ər, ˈkrɑs- /

noun

1. a person who engages in cross-country skiing.

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Example Sentences

The doctor ambled about with the two trekking poles, a cross-country skier on a vast sea of pavement.

From Los Angeles Times

Only two other female athletes in any sport have more Olympic medals than Ledecky — Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina with 18 and Norwegian Marit Bjorgen, a cross-country skier, with 15.

From Los Angeles Times

To learn about the joys of being a runner-up, I called Jessie Diggins, a cross-country skier from Minnesota who knows all about the gap between first and second.

From New York Times

From his humble beginnings as an amateur cross-country skier and former convict, Mr. Prigozhin carved a path through the tumult of post-Soviet Russia, laying the foundations for his empire by opening hot dog kiosks in 1990 and later providing catering for the Kremlin — earning him the nickname “Putin’s chef.”

From New York Times

Kowalczyk, a cross-country skier who won gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Games, has retired from competition.

From Washington Times