skater

American  

[skey-ter] / ˈskeɪ tər /

noun

1. a person who skates.

2. water strider.

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skater British  

/ ˈskeɪtə /

noun

1. a person who skates

2. 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

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Etymology

Origin of skater

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

Example Sentences

Quinn Hughes isn’t the biggest or burliest skater on the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Another Japanese skater, Shun Sato, was third on 288.54.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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

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

Dimly on top of the high mast he could see the lonely figure of the skater.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck