Meaning of SKIPPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'skipur
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | captain, master, sea captain |
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| | See Also: | | Captain Kidd, commissioned naval officer, educatee, flag captain, Kidd, officer, pupil, ship's officer, student, William Kidd, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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