单词 | ice-skater |
释义 | ice-skatern. A person who glides or travels across the ice on skates; one who participates or is skilled in ice-skating. Cf. skater n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skating > [noun] > skater slider1530 skater1700 ice-skater1861 skatist1876 pattener1893 1861 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper (N.Y.) 16 Feb. 206/1 (advt.) The use of these Skates imparts a perfect knowledge of the art of Skating on Ice... Hundreds of Ladies in this city have become proficient Ice Skaters by the use of them. 1915 Pop. Mechanics Dec. (Advt. section) 168 For fifty years Barney and Berry scientifically constructed skates have..enjoyed the unqualified endorsement of professional ice skaters generally. 1937 Variety 17 Mar. (heading) Ice-Skater auditions in Rockefeller Plaza to ag[en]cy 14 floors up. 1987 A. Pryce-Jones Bonus of Laughter vi. 69 He was an ice-skater of international standing. 2008 Time Out N.Y. 13 Nov. 116/3 Worlds unite as pro ice-skaters whiz through the pridelands of Africa and into the salty seas in this celebration of classics like The Lion King and The Little Mermaid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861 |
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