About The Word Skipper
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Skipper
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What's The Definition Of Skipper?
[n] the naval officer in command of a military ship
[n] an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [n] a student who fails to attend classes [v] work as the skipper on a vessel Synonyms | Synonyms for Skipper: captain | master | sea captain Related Terms | Find terms related to Skipper: See Also | Captain Kidd | commissioned naval officer | educatee | flag captain | Kidd | officer | pupil | ship's officer | student | William Kidd | work Skipper In Webster's Dictionary \Skip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, skips.
2. A young, thoughtless person. --Shak.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The saury ({Scomberesox saurus}).
4. The cheese maggot. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}.
5. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small
butterflies of the family {Hesperiad[ae]}; -- so called
from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
\Skip"per\, n. [D. schipper. See {Shipper}, and {Ship}.] 1. (Naut.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel. 2. A ship boy. [Obs.] --Congreve. |
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