skatist

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English

Noun

skatist (plural skatists)

  1. 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.