Skier
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iə(ɹ)
Origin 1
ski + -er
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
Origin 2
sky + -er
Noun
skier
(plural skiers)- (cricket) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
- 2002, Jeff Green, "New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style", Cricinfo:However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.
- 2012, Harry Pearson, "There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball", The Guardian:The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.