skier

See also: Skier and skiër

English

Etymology 1

From ski +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːə(ɹ)

Noun

skier (plural skiers)

  1. One who skis.
    a professional skier
    a poor skier
    • 2014, Alun Richardson, Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing, page 126:
      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, Patrick Armstrong, The Log of a Snow Survey, →ISBN:
      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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From sky +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Noun

skier (plural skiers)

  1. (cricket) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ski.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skje/, /ski.e/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

skier

  1. to ski

Conjugation

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skier m or f

  1. indefinite plural of ski

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskjɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛr
  • Syllabification: skier

Noun

skier f

  1. genitive plural of skra