noun
- a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
verb (used without object), roll·er-skat·ed, roll·er-skat·ing.
- to glide about by means of roller skates.
noun
- a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface
- a device having clamps or straps for attaching such wheels to a boot or shoe
verb roller-skate
- (intr) to move on roller skates
also roller-skate, 1861, American English, from roller + skate (n.). The verb is from 1885. Related: Rollerskated; rollerskating.