Meanings
skater1
nounskater (plural skaters)
plural skaters · alternative sk8r
- A person who skates.
- A skateboarder.
- A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
- Synonym of water strider.
Synonyms: water strider
Skater2
nounSkater (plural Skaters)
plural Skaters
- slanglifestyleA shipper of Sawyer and Kate from the television series Lost.
Sawyer asks Kate if she's ready to get wet. Skaters cheer loudly.
2010, Nikki Stafford, Finding Lost, Season Six, unnumbered page2 more examples
The Jaters and Skaters started out like any other shipper groups, but as the seasons have progressed, so has the intensity level of the group members.
2008, Jon Lachonis, Amy J. Johnston, Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other, unnumbered pageThe episode turned out to be the last hurrah for 'Skaters' as Kate finally gave up on Sawyer due to his Juliet-mourning.
2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 241
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA player who is not a goaltender.
Similar
field player
nounSynonym of water strider.
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Origin
Translations
Arabic مُتَزَلِّج
- مُتَزَلِّج (mutazallij)person who skates
Bulgarian кънкьо́р, кънкьо́рка
- кънкьо́р (kănkjór)person who skates
- кънкьо́рка (kănkjórka)person who skates
- скейтборди́ст (skejtbordíst)member of skateboarding subculture
- скейтборди́стка (skejtbordístka)member of skateboarding subculture
Chinese Mandarin 溜冰者, 滑冰者
- 溜冰者 (liūbīngzhě)person who skates
- 滑冰者 (huábīngzhě)person who skates
Czech bruslař, bruslařka
- bruslařperson who skates
- bruslařkaperson who skates
Danish skøjteløber
- skøjteløberperson who skates
Dutch schaatser, skater
- schaatserperson who skates
- skaterperson who skates
Esperanto rultabulisto
- rultabulistomember of skateboarding subculture
Estonian uisutaja
- uisutajaperson who skates
Finnish luistelija, skeittari
- luistelijaperson who skates
- skeittarimember of skateboarding subculture
- kenttäpelaajaice hockey: player other than goaltender
French patineur, patineuse
- patineurperson who skates
- patineuseperson who skates
- skateurperson who skates
- skateuseperson who skates
German Schlittschuhläufer, Schlittschuhläuferin
- Schlittschuhläuferperson who skates
- Schlittschuhläuferinperson who skates
- Eisläuferperson who skates
- Eisläuferinperson who skates
- Feldspielerice hockey: player other than goaltender
Greek παγοδρόμος
- παγοδρόμος (pagodrómos)person who skates
Hungarian korcsolyázó, jégkorcsolyázó
- korcsolyázóperson who skates
- jégkorcsolyázóperson who skates
- görkorcsolyázóperson who skates
- gördeszkásperson who skates
Icelandic skautahlaupari
- skautahlaupariperson who skates
Italian pattinatore, pattinatrice
- pattinatoreperson who skates
- pattinatriceperson who skates
Japanese スケートをする人, スケーター
- スケートをする人 (sukēto o suru hito)person who skates
- スケーター (sukētā)person who skates
Korean 스케이트를 타는 사람
- 스케이트를 타는 사람 (seukeiteu-reul taneun saram)person who skates
Latvian slidotājs
- slidotājsperson who skates
Lithuanian čiuožėjas
- čiuožėjasperson who skates
Norwegian Bokmål skøyteløper
- skøyteløperperson who skates
Persian اسکیتسوار, اسکیتباز
- اسکیتسوار (eskeyt-savâr)person who skates
- اسکیتباز (eskeyt-bâz)person who skates
Polish łyżwiarz, łyżwiarka
- łyżwiarzperson who skates
- łyżwiarkaperson who skates
- skejtmember of skateboarding subculture
Portuguese patinador, skatista
- patinadorperson who skates
- skatistamember of skateboarding subculture
Romanian patinator, patinatoare
- patinatorperson who skates
- patinatoareperson who skates
Russian конькобе́жец, конькобе́жка
- конькобе́жец (konʹkobéžec)person who skates
- конькобе́жка (konʹkobéžka)person who skates
- скейтборди́ст (skejtbordíst)member of skateboarding subculture
- скейтборди́стка (skejtbordístka)member of skateboarding subculture
Slovak korčuliar, korčuliarka
- korčuliarperson who skates
- korčuliarkaperson who skates
Spanish patinador, patinadora
- patinadorperson who skates
- patinadoraperson who skates
Swedish skrinnare, skridskoåkare
- skrinnareperson who skates
- skridskoåkareperson who skates
- skatareperson who skates
Thai นักสเกต
- นักสเกต (nák-sà-gét)person who skates
Turkish patenci, kaykaycı
- patenciperson who skates
- kaykaycımember of skateboarding subculture
Ukrainian ковзаня́р, ковзаня́рка
- ковзаня́р (kovzanjár)person who skates
- ковзаня́рка (kovzanjárka)person who skates
- конькобі́жець (konʹkobížecʹ)person who skates
- конькобі́жка (konʹkobížka)person who skates
Vietnamese người trượt băng
- người trượt băngperson who skates
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with skater
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Cite this entry
APA
skater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skater
MLA
“skater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skater. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skater.
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