skipper

1 a student who fails to attend classes

2 an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: master, captain, sea captain]

3 the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn: captain] v : work as the skipper on a vessel

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scipper, from scip. Confer ship.

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpə(r)

Noun

1. The master of a ship.
2. A coach, director, or other leader.
3. the captain of a cricket team.

Verb

1. To be the skipper of a ship

Etymology 2

See to skip.

Noun

1. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
2. Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae
3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira

Skipper may refer to:

• Skipper (boating), captain of a vessel
• Skipper (butterfly), a type of insect
• The Skipper, a character from Gilligan's Island
• Skipper Roberts, a line of dolls
• Beechcraft Skipper, a model of aircraft
• AGM-123 Skipper, a type of bomb

See also

• Skipper Roberts (baseball)

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