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skier

noun
/ˈskiːə(ɹ)//ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From ski + -er.

  1. derived from *skey-✻ — “to cut, split”
  2. derived from *skīdą✻ — “stick”
  3. derived from skíð — “stick of wood, snowshoe”
  4. formed as skier — “ski + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who skis.

    • a professional skier
    • a poor skier

  2. A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.

    • However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA