different between skier vs schussboomer

English

Etymology 1

ski +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ski??(?)/
• Rhymes: -i??(?)

Noun

skier (plural skiers)

1. One who skis.

Translations

Etymology 2

sky +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ska??(?)/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)

Noun

skier (plural skiers)

1. (cricket) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
   • 2002, Jeff Green, "New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style", Cricinfo:

     However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.

   • 2012, Harry Pearson, "There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball", The Guardian:

     The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.

Anagrams

• Keirs, Kiers, Kiser, Rikes, Riske, keirs, keris, kiers, siker

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ski.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skje/, /ski.e/

Verb

skier

1. to ski

Conjugation

Further reading

• “skier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ski

Noun

skier m or f

1. indefinite plural of ski

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??r/

Noun

skier f

1. genitive plural of skra

English

Noun

schussboomer (plural schussboomers)

1. (skiing) A fast downhill skier.

Related terms

• schuss