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Definition of Skipper

1. Verb. Work as the skipper on a vessel.

2. Noun. A student who fails to attend classes.

3. Noun. An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.

4. Noun. The naval officer in command of a military ship.

Definition of Skipper

1. n. One who, or that which, skips.

2. n. The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.

Definition of Skipper

1. Noun. (nautical) The master of a ship. (literally, 'shipper') ¹

2. Noun. A coach, director, or other leader. ¹

3. Noun. (sports) the captain of a sports team such as cricket, rugby or curling ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To be the skipper of a ship ¹

5. Noun. A person who skips, or fails to attend class. ¹

6. Noun. Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae ¹

7. Noun. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially ''Cololabis saira'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skipper

1. to act as master or captain of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Skipper

1. 1. The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel. 2. A ship boy. Origin: D. Schipper. See Shipper, and Ship. 1. One who, or that which, skips. 2. A young, thoughtless person. 3. The saury (Scomberesox saurus). 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. 5. Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skipper

skip rope skip town skip tracer skipathon skipathons skipjack skipjack tuna skipjacks skiplane skiplanes

skippable skipped skipped a beat skipped generation skippenite skipper (current term) skippered skippering skippers skippet

skippets skippier skippiest skipping skipping a beat skipping rope skipping ropes skippingly skippings skippy

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