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English
Noun
skatist (plural skatists)
- A skater (person who skates), especially a skateboarder or rollerskater.
- 1871, Weekly Intelligencer, November 20, 1871, quoted in "Roller skating in Seattle first occurs on October 21, 1871", historylink.org
- One of our townsmen, who was just flattering himself with the idea of having acquired some proficiency as a skatist while making a round on the rollers, at the Pavilion got himself into an ungainly 'posish,' when the skate he was for the instant turning upon in a twinkling left him in the lurch.