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- Dictionaryskipper/ˈskɪpə/
noun
- 1. the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel: "the skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling"
verb
- 1. act as captain of: "the course teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts"
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SKIPPER definition: 1. the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: 2. to be the captain of a boat…. Learn more.
Jun 9, 2012 · 1. : any of various erratically active insects (such as a click beetle or a water strider) 2. : one that skips. 3. : saury. 4. : any of a superfamily (Hesperioidea, especially family Hesperiidae) of lepidopterous insects that visibly differ from the typical butterflies especially in having stout bodies, smaller wings, and usually hooked antennae.
Skipper definition: the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.. See examples of SKIPPER used in a sentence.
The person in charge of a ship or boat is the skipper. Another word for the skipper is the "captain," but skipper is so much more fun to say. Skipper is an informal name for the captain, a way to address the person who's at the helm of a boat or in command of a Navy ship.
SKIPPER meaning: 1. the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: 2. to be the captain of a boat…. Learn more.
skipper. 7 meanings: 1. the captain of any vessel 2. the captain of an aircraft 3. a manager or leader, as of a sporting team 4. to act.... Click for more definitions.
1. One that skips. 2. Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern. 3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially a saury. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
SKIPPER definition: the leader of a team, an aircraft, a ship, etc. Learn more.
Definition of skipper noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
skip•per2 (skip′ ər), n. a person or thing that skips. any of various insects that hop or fly with jerky motions. Insects any of numerous quick-flying, lepidopterous insects of the family Hesperiidae, closely related to the true butterflies.
