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
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Origin of skater
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These days, frontman Fred Durst looks more Robert Plant than skater boy, but his energy levels haven't dipped since their late-90s heyday.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Malinin had no rematch with Mikhail Shaidorov, the skater from Kazakhstan who won the Olympic gold, because he opted against competing again this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Though not a figure skater, Alysa Liu’s father, Arthur Liu, has bucked tradition in his own way: He is a single father by choice.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
The only other skater who was a girl.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Its most recent season—featuring NFL mom Donna Kelce, actor Michael Rappaport, and Olympic figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir—drew more than 3 billion viewing minutes, according to Nielsen streaming data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
James Jebbia started Supreme in New York in 1994, when skaters could roll directly into the shop and a successful daily gross was $1,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The gala included Olympic figure skating medallists and invited skaters including former Italian Olympic medallist Carolina Kostner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Instead, the pack held back and the two skaters in the lead widened the gap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Insects crawled over the glass like skaters on ice.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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