skier

[ skee-er ]

noun

1. a person who skis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skier¹

First recorded in 1890–95; ski + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He was a runner, skier and long-distance biker when he was younger, and is in relatively good shape today but for a heart condition and “two bad knees and shoulders.”

From Los Angeles Times

McColly monitored the fire’s progress via the resort’s live camera feed — which is intended to provide skiers a look at snow and weather conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

A number of Southern California’s most popular ski resorts are under threat from wildfires that are burning across the mountains that skiers glide down.

From Los Angeles Times

Mountain High has three mountains for skiers and boarders, an ice rink for skaters and Yeti’s Snowplay, which includes tubing and sledding for young ones.

From Los Angeles Times

Only a few years earlier, a journalist from French paper Libération had famously said that Mr Barnier - by then a veteran politician - would always just be a "nice, white-teethed skier, ever so intellectually limited".

From BBC