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# skater

noun (a skater, skaters)

«skater» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A skater is a person who moves on skates: ice skates, roller skates or inline skates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#m1)
2. A person who rides a skateboard (a skateboarder). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in sport and everyday life: figure skaters, speed skaters, ice hockey. In parks: skaters at the skate park. Safety: skaters wear helmets and pads. Science: skates slide because of low friction on ice.

### Examples

- The skater spun round on the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x1)
- Skaters must wear helmets at the skate park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x2)
- She is a fast speed skater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x3)
- The skaters held hands as they went round the rink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x4)
- My brother is a skater and practises tricks every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x5)
- The ice was too thin for skaters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Made from skate + -r. Related: skating, skateboard, ice rink.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skater» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skater/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skater» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skater.html) on Mova free.