skipper
noun
[ ˈskɪpə ]
• the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel.
• "the skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling"
skipper
verb
• act as captain of.
• "the course teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schipper, from schip ‘ship’.
skipper
noun
• a person or thing that skips.
• "eight-year-old Mary is a tireless skipper"
• a small brownish mothlike butterfly with rapid darting flight.
• the Atlantic saury (fish).
skipper
noun
• a long-sleeved sweatshirt or T-shirt.
Origin:
of unknown origin.
