freeskier

freeskier
 n.— «He soon dropped out of high school to join skiing’s new school as a competitive freeskier, a catchall term for several forms of freestyle skiing.» —“Out of Deep Freeze: Freeskiers Make Sport Cool Again” by Matt Higgins New York Times Jan. 24, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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