different between rink vs skater

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US, UK) IPA^(key): /???k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *re?- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (Britain dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rink, rynk, variation of ring (“ring”); compare Low German rink (“ring, circle”), Middle High German rinc (“a ring, circle”). Doublet of ring.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (Britain dialectal) A ring; a circle.
2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.

   We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.

3. A surface for roller skating.
4. A building housing an ice rink.
5. (curling) A team in a competition.

   The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.

Descendants

• Portuguese: rinque

Translations

Anagrams

• Kirn

Manx

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rink (verbal noun rinkey)

1. to dance

Synonyms

• daunse

Derived terms

• rinkagh

Related terms

• daunsagh
• daunsin
• rinkey

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rinkan?.

Noun

rink (preterite rinkä)

1. (ergative) shake, rock

Related terms

• reka
• rega
• riikk

English

Etymology

skate +? -er.

Alternative forms

• sk8r (slang)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ske?.t?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?t?(?)

Noun

skater (plural skaters)

1. A person who skates.
2. A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
3. (ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.
4. 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

Translations

Anagrams

• Akters, Kaster, Krastë, Staker, Starke, Tasker, retask, sakret, staker, strake, streak, takers, tasker, trakes

French

Etymology

From English to skate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk?.te/

Verb

skater

1. to skateboard

Conjugation

Derived terms

• skateur

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skater m (definite singular skateren, indefinite plural skatere, definite plural skaterne)

1. a skater (skateboarder)

Noun

skater m

1. indefinite plural of skate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

skater f

1. indefinite plural of skate

Spanish

Noun

skater m (plural skaters or skater)

1. skater, skateboarder