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Webster 1913 Edition


Skater

Skat′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who skates.
2.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects belonging to
Gerris
,
Pyrrhocoris
,
Prostemma
, and allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.

Webster 1828 Edition


Skater

SKATER

,
Noun.
One who skates on ice.

Definition 2024


skater

skater

English

Noun

skater (plural skaters)

  1. A person who skates.
  2. A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
  3. (ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.
  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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French

Etymology

From English to skate.

Verb

skater

  1. to skateboard

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skater m (definite singular skateren, indefinite plural skatere, definite plural skaterne)

  1. a skater (skateboarder)

Noun

skater m

  1. indefinite plural of skate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skater f

  1. indefinite plural of skate

Spanish

Noun

skater m (plural skaters)

  1. skater, skateboarder