Skipper

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈskɪpÉš/
• Rhymes: -ɪpÉ™(r)

Middle-Dutch-scipper,-from-scip-("")/">From Middle Dutch scipper, from scip (""). Compare German Schiff, Schipp, Old Norse skip; confer ship, skiff''.

Full definition of skipper

Noun

1. (nautical) The master of a ship (literally, 'shipper').
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 10, The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
2. A coach, director, or other leader.
3. (sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
• 2010, December 29, Sam Sheringham, Liverpool 0-1 Wolverhampton, But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool

Synonyms

• (nautical) master , captain

Verb

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

See to skip.

Noun

1. agent noun one who skips.
2. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
3. 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.
4. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially , the .
5. (obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.
6. The , the larva of a cheese fly, in , which leap to escape predators.

Anagrams

• kippers