SKIPPER


Meaning of SKIPPER in English

~ 1

informal

■ noun the captain of a ship, boat, or aircraft.

↘the captain of a side in a game or sport.

■ verb act as captain of.

Origin

ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. schipper , from schip 'ship'.

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~ 2

■ noun

1》 a person or thing that skips.

2》 a small brownish moth-like butterfly with rapid darting flight. [Family Hesperiidae: many species.]

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