noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who skates.
2. 2
   A shipper of Sawyer and Kate from the television series Lost. slang

   "The Jaters and Skaters started out like any other shipper groups, but as the seasons have progressed, so has the intensity level of the group members."

3. 3
   someone who skates wordnet
4. 4
   A skateboarder.
5. 5
   A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.

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6. 6
   A player who is not a goaltender.
7. 7
   Synonym of water strider.

Synonyms

All synonyms

water striderarcherathleteballplayerbatterbattery

Example

More examples

"The skater spun round and round on the ice."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From skate + -er.

Etymology 2

From Skate + -er.

Related phrases

figure skaterice skaterin-line skaterpond-skatersea skaterskater dressspeed skaterwater skater

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