skipper
1 of 3noun (1)
skip·per ˈski-pər 
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
2 of 3noun (2)
1
: the master of a ship
especially : the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat
2
: the captain or first pilot of an airplane
3
: a person in a position of leadership
especially : a baseball team's manager
skipper
3 of 3verb
skip·per
skippered; skippering ˈski-p(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb
1
: to act as skipper of (a boat or ship)
2
: to act as the principal coach or manager of
skipper a team
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- captain
- commander
- skip
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Example Sentences
Verb The boat was skippered by a skilled veteran sailor. He skippered the team to their latest World Series win.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Middle Dutch schipper, from schip ship; akin to Old English scip ship — more at ship
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
skipper
noun
skip·per ˈski-pər
: the master of a ship and especially of a fishing, trading, or pleasure boat
skipper
noun
as in captain
a person in overall command of a ship we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- captain
- commander
- pilot
- admiral
- skip
- officer
- commodore
- master
- sea captain
- commanding officer
- vice admiral
- mate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- crewman
- crew
- crewmate