Meaning & use
ski person
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who skis, especially someone who takes part in the sport of skiing.
Grammar: Countable: one ski person, two ski people. The plural is irregular: ski people, not ski persons.
Patterns
- a ski person
- ski people
My aunt is a ski person; she spends every winter in the mountains.
The resort was full of ski people carrying their equipment to the lifts.
As a ski person, he knows how to check his bindings before a run.
Word forms
| plural | ski people |
|---|
Common combinations
- experienced ski person
- Only an experienced ski person should try that steep black run.
- keen ski person
- She is a keen ski person and goes to the Alps every year.
- ski person's equipment
- The ski person's equipment was checked before the lesson.
Synonyms and how they differ
- skier
- The usual word for someone who skis; it is shorter and more natural than 'ski person'.
- snowboarder
- A person who snowboards, not skis; use it only for that sport.
Word family
Commonly confused: ski person or skier? ski person or skipper?
ski person vs skier
The normal word for a person who skis. 'Ski person' is understandable but sounds awkward and is not the usual choice.
ski person vs skipper
A captain of a boat or team, not a skier. Do not confuse the spelling or sound.
Practice
Which sentence uses the plural correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Ski person' has the irregular plural 'ski people', so option 1 is correct. 'Ski persons' is not used in everyday English; 'ski peoples' is wrong because 'people' is already plural.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “ski person”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.