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ski⋅er

  [skee-er]
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–noun
a person who skis.
Origin:
1890–95; ski + -er 1
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ski   (skē)   
n.   pl. skis

    1. One of a pair of long flat runners of plastic, metal, or wood that curve upward in front and may be attached to a boot for gliding or traveling over snow.

    2. A water ski.

  2. Something that is used as a runner on a vehicle: a helicopter with skis for landing on snow and ice.

v.   skied, ski·ing, skis

v.   intr.
To travel or glide on skis, especially as a sport.
v.   tr.
To travel or glide over on skis: ski a mountain slope.

[Norwegian, from Old Norse skīdh, stick, snowshoe; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
ski'a·ble adj., ski'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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