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Skater

/ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

A person who skates.

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noun
  1. 1

    A person who skates.

  2. 2

    A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.

  3. 3

    A player who is not a goaltender.

  4. 4

    Any of numerous hemipterous insects in the family Gerridae, which run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.

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skatingnounThe action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
marathonernounSomeone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
athletenoun(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
swimmernounOne who swims.
playernounOne who plays any game or sport.
golfernounSomeone who plays golf.
slidenounAn item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
contestantnounA participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
competitornounA person or organization against whom one is competing.
contributorynounA person or thing that contributes.
concurrentnounOne pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
ice skaternounA person who ice-skates.
skateboardernounA person who rides a skateboard.
rollerskaternounOne who takes part in roller skating.
in-line skaternounA skater who uses in-line skates.
figure skaternounSomeone who figure skates
skisternounA skier (person who skis).
rollerbladernounOne who rollerblades.
skiernounOne who skis.
bladernounA rollerblader.

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