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skier en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree English ski Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skier From ski + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who skis.
    • The very thing the 16 skiers and snowboarders had sought — fresh, soft snow — instantly became the enemy. Somewhere above, a pristine meadow cracked in the shape of a lightning bolt, slicing a slab nearly 200 feet across and 3 feet deep. Gravity did the rest. 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:
    • a poor skier
    • a professional skier
    • Townsend hare inhabit this area, particularly above the cabin, and a skier is likely to have one explode from a tree well and disappear into the whiteness as he skis by. Life is a constant bivouac for them -- they spend days huddled in tree wells during storms -- but I suspect they are as content and warm in their luxurious coats as we are in a cabin. 2014, Patrick Armstrong, The Log of a Snow Survey, →ISBN:
    • Some ski instructors are allowed to take groups off-piste too, so long as they don't travel across glaciers, but the tour hosts and reps who commonly show skiers around pisted runs within large resorts are definitely not allowed to go off-piste […] 2014, Alun Richardson, Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing, page 126:

Forms

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Deriveds

cross-country skier · skier-X · skier X · waterskier · water-skier · technical skier · skier-cross · speed skier · nonskier · heli-skier · skier day · skier cross · skiercross · sit-skier · downhill skier · alpine skier

Translations (94)

de Schifahrerin (someone who practices skiing) · de Schifahrer (someone who practices skiing) · nn skiløpar (someone who practices skiing) · de Skiläuferin (someone who practices skiing) · sh скѝја̄ш (someone who practices skiing) · sk lyžiarka (someone who practices skiing) · mn цаначин (someone who practices skiing) · nn skiløypar (someone who practices skiing) · da skiløber (someone who practices skiing) · be лы́жніца (someone who practices skiing) · ca esquiadora (someone who practices skiing) · vi người trượt tuyết (someone who practices skiing) · fa اِسکیباز (someone who practices skiing) · nb skigåer (someone who practices skiing) · sv skidåkerska (someone who practices skiing) · mi kairetireti huka (someone who practices skiing) · cs lyžař (someone who practices skiing) · kk шаңғышы (someone who practices skiing) · sk lyžiar (someone who practices skiing) · id peski (someone who practices skiing) · ky лыжник (someone who practices skiing) · bg скио́рка (someone who practices skiing) · lv skrējējs (someone who practices skiing) · hi स्कीयर (someone who practices skiing) · eo skiistino (someone who practices skiing) · cs lyžařka (someone who practices skiing) · pl narciarz (someone who practices skiing) · it sciatrice (someone who practices skiing) · ja スキーヤー (someone who practices skiing) · be лы́жнік (someone who practices skiing) · nn skilaupar (someone who practices skiing) · es esquiador (someone who practices skiing) · ar مُتَزَحْلِق (someone who practices skiing) · pt esquiador (someone who practices skiing) · cmn 滑雪者 (someone who practices skiing) · de Schiläuferin (someone who practices skiing) · tg лыжабоз (someone who practices skiing) · fr skieur (someone who practices skiing) · sv skidåkare (someone who practices skiing) · nb skiløper (someone who practices skiing) · it sciatore (someone who practices skiing) · lt slidininkas (someone who practices skiing) · ky лыжачы (someone who practices skiing) · th นักสกี (someone who practices skiing) · az xizəkçi (someone who practices skiing) · ro schioară (someone who practices skiing) · nl skiester (someone who practices skiing) · mi kairetiwai (someone who practices skiing) · el σκιέρ (someone who practices skiing) · ka მეთხილამურე (someone who practices skiing) · he גּוֹלֵשׁ (someone who practices skiing) · mk скијач (someone who practices skiing) · nb skiløperske (someone who practices skiing) · de Schiläufer (someone who practices skiing) · uk ли́жниця (someone who practices skiing) · tg лижарон (someone who practices skiing) · sh скија̀шица (someone who practices skiing) · id atlet ski (someone who practices skiing) · sq skiator (someone who practices skiing) · pt esquiadora (someone who practices skiing) · bg скио́р (someone who practices skiing) · lv slēpotājs (someone who practices skiing) · mk скијачка (someone who practices skiing) · rsk скияш (someone who practices skiing) · tr kayakçı (someone who practices skiing) · sl smučar (someone who practices skiing) · nl skiër (someone who practices skiing) · sq skitar (someone who practices skiing) · fi hiihtäjä (someone who practices skiing) · de Skiläufer (someone who practices skiing) · de Skifahrer (someone who practices skiing) · ru лы́жница (someone who practices skiing) · es esquiadora (someone who practices skiing) · da skiløberske (someone who practices skiing) · de Skifahrerin (someone who practices skiing) · mi kairerehuka (someone who practices skiing) · uk ли́жник (someone who practices skiing) · ca esquiador (someone who practices skiing) · sl smučarka (someone who practices skiing) · eo skiisto (someone who practices skiing) · sh skìjāš (someone who practices skiing) · ko 스키어 (someone who practices skiing) · is skíðamaður (someone who practices skiing) · ru лы́жник (someone who practices skiing) · pl narciarka (someone who practices skiing) · et suusataja (someone who practices skiing) · sh skijàšica (someone who practices skiing) · uz changʻichi (someone who practices skiing) · hy դահուկորդ (someone who practices skiing) · gl esquiador (someone who practices skiing) · fr skieuse (someone who practices skiing) · ar مُتَزَحْلِقَة (someone who practices skiing) · hu síelő (someone who practices skiing) · ro schior (someone who practices skiing)

skier en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skier From sky + -er.

Meanings

  1. A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
    • 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. 2012 March 29, Harry Pearson, “There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2023:
    • However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards. 2002 July 19, Jeff Green, “New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style”, in Cricinfo, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2026:

Forms

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