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skater

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skat⋅er

[skey-ter]
–noun
1. a person who skates.
2. water strider.

Origin:
1690–1700; skate 1 + -er 1
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skat·er   (skā'tər)   
n.  
  1. One who skates, as on ice.

  2. One who skateboards.

  3. See water strider.

water strider  
n.  Any of various insects of the family Gerridae, having long slender legs with which they support themselves on the surface of water. Also called skater.
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