Skater

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈskeɪ.tÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -eɪtÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

skate + -er.

Full definition of skater

Noun

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

Anagrams

• sakret, strake, streak, takers, tasker, trakes