skippernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskɪp.ər/us/ˈskɪp.ɚ/the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft:
John is (the) skipper of the team this year.
[ as form of address ] Ready to go, skipper.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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Ship's officers
Air travel: workers on/with aircraft & spacecraft
skipperverb [ T ]
uk/ˈskɪp.ər/us/ˈskɪp.ɚ/to be the captain of a boat, team, aircraft, etc.
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- heel
- hook
- preside over sth
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- rein
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