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skateboarder

American  
[skayt-bawrd-er] / ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ər /

noun

  • skateboarders
    plural
  1. a person who rides a skateboard, especially habitually or with skill.


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“Like a dream come true,” said skateboarder Kyle Martin, 37, between ramp jumps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The pro skateboarder and photographer shares three photos from his archive and reflects on decades of photographing youth culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

“That’s Mecca,” said Ted Barrow, a skateboarder and architectural preservationist who has defended the fountain at public hearings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

“Our slogan is: Keep dropping in or you’ll be dropping out,” says the group’s founder, Doug Marker, a former professional skateboarder and retired construction worker who’s lived in San Diego his entire life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

“It was,” I say as a skateboarder grinds the curb.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

In Greenfield, Wisc., skateboarders literally unearthed a classic 1970s skate park called the Turf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

To boost interest in Circle Jerks, Trust recruited famous skateboarders to shred through Los Angeles in a new video for the 1982 song “Wild in the Streets,” which was released on YouTube in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

For five years it hosted the country's finest and keenest skateboarders, witnessing flips and tricks as a new subculture boomed in popularity.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

Deathracer413 is a group of skateboarders in their 50s and 60s who feel the dangerous sport is their key to health and longevity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

All evening, cars driven by skateboarders and animals and Freddy Kruegers pulled up to park at the edges of Stacie’s huge lawn.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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