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  • noun someone who engages in roller skating

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Examples

  • I'm looking forward nervously to finding out whether he has in mind growing up to be a great pianist or a great roller-skater...

    Eddy Duchin's 1930s Music Blog Jessica 2008

  • Lena was a good roller-skater, but was upset one night, at the rink, by an awkward novice and fell sharply on the back of her head.

    Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Robert S. Carroll

  • Catlin, a well-known local theatrical entrepreneur, was the owner of Llandudno's Arcadia Theatre and, as his young daughter was a keen roller-skater, he built a rink for her in front of the venue.

    WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

  • She played organized baseball and softball and was an expert diver, roller-skater and bowler.

    PAnews.com, Port Arthur, Texas Homepage 2010

  • Several jam circles sprung up over the course of the evening, with some truly outstanding showing-off dancing, and the rowdy Baltimore crowd streaked across the dancefloor in their underwear, led by a roller-skater who made a very impressive job of getting up the stairs at the exit!

    LinuxChix aggregator 2010

  • The closure of their favorite rink forces a roller-skater and his friends to gather at an uptown establishment.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • She played organized baseball and softball and was an expert diver, roller-skater and bowler.

    orangeleader.com (Orange, Texas) Homepage 2010

  • The closure of their favorite rink forces a roller-skater and his friends to gather at an uptown establishment.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • Rush and the team investigate the 1978 death of a teenage roller-skater who was found in a ravine when a new witness claims to have information about it.

    ta tvnz national headlines auto group 2009

  • The closure of their favorite rink forces a roller-skater and his friends to gather at an uptown establishment.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

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