skipper

Plural: skippers

Noun

• a student who fails to attend classes
• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
• the naval officer in command of a military ship
• The master of a ship.
• A coach, director, or other leader.
• The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
• Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
• A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
• One who jumps rope.
• Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
• Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
• A young, thoughtless person.
• The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
• A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
• A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.

Verb

Verb Forms: skippered, skippering, skippers

• To act as the master or captain of a ship or team.
• work as the skipper on a vessel
• To captain a ship or a sports team.
• To take shelter in a barn or shed.

Examples

• He tried to skipper his tiles strategically, guiding them to optimal positions on the board.

Synonyms

captain, master, sea captain, jumper, tee-shirt

Anagrams of skipper