[noun], [verb] - (to be) the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraftThe report criticises the skippers of both vessels involved in the collision for failing to keep a proper lookout. [C]John is (the) skipper of the cricket team this year. [C]John is skippering the cricket team this year. [T]Ready to go, Skipper. [as form of address]
SKIPPER
Meaning of SKIPPER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012