'Skipper' definitions:
Definition of 'skipper'
(from WordNet)
noun
A student who fails to attend classes
noun
noun
The naval officer in command of a military ship [syn: captain, skipper]
verb
Work as the skipper on a vessel
Definition of 'Skipper'
From: GCIDE
- Skipper \Skip"per\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, skips. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A young, thoughtless person. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus). [1913 Webster]
- 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Skipper'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'skipper'
From: GCIDE
- Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. Sauries. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.) A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'skipper'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admiral,
- be responsible for,
- boatswain,
- boss,
- call the signals,
- captain,
- carry on,
- chief,
- chief engineer,
- chief mate,
- chief petty officer,
- command,
- commander,
- commodore,
- conduct,
- control,
- deck officer,
- direct,
- engineer,
- ensign,
- fleet admiral,
- govern,
- handle,
- head,
- head up,
- lead,
- lead on,
- leader,
- lieutenant,
- lieutenant commander,
- lieutenant junior grade,
- make the rules,
- manage,
- maneuver,
- manipulate,
- master,
- mastermind,
- mate,
- naval officer,
- navarch,
- navigating officer,
- navigator,
- OD,
- officer,
- order,
- patron,
- petty officer,
- pipes,
- prescribe,
- pull the strings,
- quarterback,
- quartermaster,
- rear admiral,
- regulate,
- run,
- sailing master,
- second mate,
- shipmaster,
- take command,
- take the lead,
- the Old Man,
- vice admiral,
- warrant officer,
- watch officer