What makes someone a "skater"?

I was talkin to a buddy and he makes fun of all the kids trying to skate calling them posers. I told him you don't have to be GOOD at skating to be a skater. In my opinion you don't even need to know how to Ollie. As long as someone enjoys doing it I would call them a skater. I'm just trying to get opinions about this to see what people think.