speed skater n 1: an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course [syn: {speedskater}, {speed skater}]
Ice skater \Ice" skat`er\n. One who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; a {speed skater} or a {figure skater}. [PJC]