skater

English

/ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who skates.
  • A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
  • (ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.
  • Any of numerous hemipterous insects in the family Gerridae, which run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.

Etymology

Suffix from English skate (contemptible person).

Origin

English

skate

Gloss

contemptible person

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