skipper
1the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
a captain or leader, as of a team.
to act as skipper of.
Origin of skipper
1Other definitions for skipper (2 of 2)
a person or thing that skips.
any of various insects that hop or fly with jerky motions.
any of numerous quick-flying, lepidopterous insects of the family Hesperiidae, closely related to the true butterflies.
Origin of skipper
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How to use skipper in a sentence
When Scully messed up, a parade of hapless skippers followed.
"All the skippers own their own boats, and the pretty little houses they live in," said the Scotchman who accompanied me.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellAnd d'you s'pose any of 'em would believe that—any o' them skippers I've beaten voyage after voyage?
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousIf one might judge by their age, the skippers of this trim yacht should certainly have been classed as amateurs.
The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley SmithThe Skippers buck is a very good one, the best that has been killed at present, and there was much joy at his change of luck.
Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees
Their skippers were getting more money and were able to maintain “self-contained villas” and keep a servant.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for skipper (1 of 2)
/ (ˈskɪpə) /
the captain of any vessel
the captain of an aircraft
a manager or leader, as of a sporting team
to act as skipper (of)
Origin of skipper
1British Dictionary definitions for skipper (2 of 2)
/ (ˈskɪpə) /
a person or thing that skips
any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, having a hairy mothlike body and erratic darting flight
another name for saury
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