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roller skate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rō′lər skāt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈroll•er ˌskate, n. [countable]
  1. a form of skate with wheels, for use on a smooth surface.

ˈroll•er-ˌskate, v. [no object], -skat•ed, -skat•ing. 
  1. to move by using roller skates.
roll•er skat•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
roll′er skate′, 
  1. a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
  • 1860–65, American.

roll•er-skate  (rō′lər skāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -skat•ed, -skat•ing. 
  1. to glide about by means of roller skates.
Also, roll′er•skate′. 
  • verb, verbal use of roller skate 1870–75
roll′er skat′er. 
roll′er•skat′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
roller skate n
  1. a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface
 vb
  1. (intransitive) to move on roller skates
roller skater n
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