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speedskater

speedskater noun: an athlete who specializes in speedskating.

Noun

speedskater (plural speedskaters)

  1. An athlete who specializes in speedskating
    • I was a speedskater.2007 November 4, The Associated Press, quoting Patrick Carpentier, “Nascar Keeps Gaining a World of New Talent”, in New York Times

Forms of speedskater

pluralspeedskaters

Origin of speedskater

From speed + skater.

Questions about speedskater

What does speedskater mean?
Speedskater means an athlete who specializes in speedskating.
What part of speech is speedskater?
Speedskater is a noun.
What is the plural of speedskater?
The plural of speedskater is speedskaters.

Words near speedskater in the dictionary

  1. speeds up
  2. speedshift
  3. speedshifts
  4. speedskate
  5. speedskated
  6. speedskater
  7. speedskaters
  8. speedskates
  9. speedskating
  10. speedskier
  11. speedskiers

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