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SKIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skier mean?
• SKIER (noun)
The noun SKIER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SKIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who skis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("skier" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skier"):
langlaufer (a cross-country skier)
ski jumper (a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump))
Derivation:
ski (move along on skis)
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