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Skater vs Outskate - What's the difference?

skater | outskate |

As a noun skater

is a person who skates.

As a verb outskate is

(ice hockey|skating) to skate better than another skater.

skater

English

(wikipedia skater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who skates.
  • A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
  • (ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.
  • Any of numerous hemipterous insects in the family Gerridae, which run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.

    • Synonyms

    * (in ice hockey) field player * (insect) water strider

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    outskate

    English

    Verb

    (outskat)
  • (ice hockey, skating) To skate better than another skater
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 24, Juliet Macur, Weir and Lysacek Find Company at the Top, New York Times citation
    • , passage=“Jeremy outskated him right after he skated well,” Abbott’s coach, Tom Zakrajsek, said of Abbott’s short program after Lysacek’s strong performance. }}

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