noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈskiːə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -iːə(ɹ)
/ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/
rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:S K AY1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S K IY1 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who skis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a professional skier
a poor skier
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
someone who skis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: athlete, jock
Narrower terms: langlaufer, ski jumper
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ski Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skier From ski + -er.
Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skier From sky + -er.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
skiator
— someone who practices skiing
Albanian:
skitar
— someone who practices skiing
Arabic:
مُتَزَحْلِق
(mutazaḥliq)
— someone who practices skiing
Arabic:
مُتَزَحْلِقَة
(mutazaḥliqa)
— someone who practices skiing
Armenian:
դահուկորդ
(dahukord)
— someone who practices skiing
Azerbaijani:
xizəkçi
— someone who practices skiing
Belarusian:
лы́жнік
(lýžnik)
— someone who practices skiing
Belarusian:
лы́жніца
(lýžnica)
— someone who practices skiing
Bulgarian:
скио́р
(skiór)
— someone who practices skiing
Bulgarian:
скио́рка
(skiórka)
— someone who practices skiing
Catalan:
esquiador
— someone who practices skiing
Catalan:
esquiadora
— someone who practices skiing
Chinese Mandarin:
滑雪者
(huáxuězhě)
— someone who practices skiing
Czech:
lyžař
— someone who practices skiing
Czech:
lyžařka
— someone who practices skiing
Danish:
skiløber
— someone who practices skiing
Danish:
skiløberske
— someone who practices skiing
Dutch:
skiër
— someone who practices skiing
Dutch:
skiester
— someone who practices skiing
Esperanto:
skiisto
— someone who practices skiing
Esperanto:
skiistino
— someone who practices skiing
Estonian:
suusataja
— someone who practices skiing
Finnish:
hiihtäjä
— someone who practices skiing
French:
skieur
— someone who practices skiing
French:
skieuse
— someone who practices skiing
Galician:
esquiador
— someone who practices skiing
Georgian:
მეთხილამურე
(metxilamure)
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Skifahrer
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Skifahrerin
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Schifahrer
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Schifahrerin
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Schiläufer
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Schiläuferin
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Skiläufer
— someone who practices skiing
German:
Skiläuferin
— someone who practices skiing
Greek:
σκιέρ
(skiér)
— someone who practices skiing
Hebrew:
גּוֹלֵשׁ
(golésh)
— someone who practices skiing
Hindi:
स्कीयर
(skīyar)
— someone who practices skiing
Hungarian:
síelő
— someone who practices skiing
Icelandic:
skíðamaður
— someone who practices skiing
Italian:
sciatore
— someone who practices skiing
Italian:
sciatrice
— someone who practices skiing
Japanese:
スキーヤー
(sukīyā)
— someone who practices skiing
Kazakh:
шаңғышы
(şañğyşy)
— someone who practices skiing
Korean:
스키어
(seukieo)
— someone who practices skiing
Kyrgyz:
лыжачы
(lıjacı)
— someone who practices skiing
Kyrgyz:
лыжник
(lıjnik)
— someone who practices skiing
Latvian:
slēpotājs
— someone who practices skiing
Latvian:
skrējējs
— someone who practices skiing
Lithuanian:
slidininkas
— someone who practices skiing
Macedonian:
скијач
(skijač)
— someone who practices skiing
Macedonian:
скијачка
(skijačka)
— someone who practices skiing
Māori:
kairetiwai
— someone who practices skiing
Māori:
kairerehuka
— someone who practices skiing
Māori:
kairetireti huka
— someone who practices skiing
Mongolian:
цаначин
(canačin)
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Bokmål:
skiløper
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Bokmål:
skiløperske
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Bokmål:
skigåer
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skilaupar
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skiløpar
— someone who practices skiing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skiløypar
— someone who practices skiing
Pannonian Rusyn:
скияш
(skijaš)
— someone who practices skiing
Persian:
اِسکیباز
(eski-bâz)
— someone who practices skiing
Polish:
narciarz
— someone who practices skiing
Polish:
narciarka
— someone who practices skiing
Portuguese:
esquiador
— someone who practices skiing
Portuguese:
esquiadora
— someone who practices skiing
Romanian:
schior
— someone who practices skiing
Romanian:
schioară
— someone who practices skiing
Russian:
лы́жник
(lýžnik)
— someone who practices skiing
Russian:
лы́жница
(lýžnica)
— someone who practices skiing
Serbo-Croatian:
скѝја̄ш
— someone who practices skiing
Serbo-Croatian:
скија̀шица
— someone who practices skiing
Serbo-Croatian:
skìjāš
— someone who practices skiing
Serbo-Croatian:
skijàšica
— someone who practices skiing
Slovak:
lyžiar
— someone who practices skiing
Slovak:
lyžiarka
— someone who practices skiing
Slovene:
smučar
— someone who practices skiing
Slovene:
smučarka
— someone who practices skiing
Spanish:
esquiador
— someone who practices skiing
Spanish:
esquiadora
— someone who practices skiing
Swedish:
skidåkare
— someone who practices skiing
Swedish:
skidåkerska
— someone who practices skiing
Tajik:
лижарон
(ližaron)
— someone who practices skiing
Tajik:
лыжабоз
(ližaboz)
— someone who practices skiing
Thai:
นักสกี
(nák-sà-gii)
— someone who practices skiing
Turkish:
kayakçı
— someone who practices skiing
Ukrainian:
ли́жник
(lýžnyk)
— someone who practices skiing
Ukrainian:
ли́жниця
(lýžnycja)
— someone who practices skiing
Uzbek:
changʻichi
— someone who practices skiing
Vietnamese:
người trượt tuyết
— someone who practices skiing