skipper

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch scipper, from scip. cf German Schiff, Schipp; confer ship, skiff.

[edit] Noun

Singular
skipper

Plural
skippers

skipper (plural skippers)

  1. (nautical) The master of a ship. (lit. 'shipper')
  2. A coach, director, or other leader.
  3. (cricket) the captain of a cricket team.
  4. (rugby) the captain of a rugby team.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to skipper

Third person singular
skippers

Simple past
skippered

Past participle
skippered

Present participle
skippering

to skipper (third-person singular simple present skippers, present participle skippering, simple past and past participle skippered)

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

[edit] Etymology 2

See to skip.

[edit] Noun

Singular
skipper

Plural
skippers

skipper (plural skippers)

  1. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
  2. Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae
  3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira
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