skier

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skier From sky + -er.

1. A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.

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

   “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.”