skater

[ skey-ter ]
/ ˈskeɪ tər /

noun

a person who skates.
water strider.

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Origin of skater

First recorded in 1690–1700; skate1 + -er1

Words nearby skater

skate-ski, skateboard, skateboarding, skatemobile, skatepark, skater, skatole, skatoxyl, skaw, skean, skean dhu
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British Dictionary definitions for skater

skater
/ (ˈskeɪtə) /

noun

a person who skates
same as skateboarderSee skateboarder
British informal a young person who typically wears baggy clothes and spends a lot of time skateboarding
See pond-skater
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