Standard Lemma guide

skier

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)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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
Real reading context

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