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    skipper
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of skipper in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skipperSkipper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SKIPPER is any of various erratically active insects (such as a click beetle or a water strider). How to use skipper in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKIPPER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › skipperSkipper - definition of skipper by The Free Dictionary

    1. a person or thing that skips. 2. (Animals) any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, having a hairy mothlike body and erratic darting flight. 3. (Animals) another name for saury.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › skipperSKIPPER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › skipperSkipper - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKIPPER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSKIPPER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

    the leader of a team, an aircraft, a ship, etc. (Definition of skipper from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of skipper. in Chinese (Traditional) 船長, 隊長, 機長… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 船长, 队长, 机长… See more. in Spanish. capitán, capitanear… See more. in Portuguese. capitão, capitanear… See more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSKIPPER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "SKIPPER" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › skipperSkipper Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    SKIPPER meaning: 1 : the captain of a ship or boat; 2 : someone who leads a group