skater

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

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.

Synonyms

• (in ice hockey) field player
• (insect) water strider

Translations

• French: patineur, patineuse, skateur, skateuse f (skateboard)
• German: Schlittschuhläufer, Schlittschuhläuferin
• Italian: pattinatore
• Portuguese: patinador
• Russian: конькобе́жец
• Spanish: patinador, patinadora

Translations

• Portuguese: skatista

Translations

• German: Feldspieler

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