I. ˈski-pər noun
Date: 13th century
1. : any of various erratically active insects (as a click beetle or a water strider)
2. : one that skips
3. : saury
4. : any of a superfamily (Hesperioidea, especially family Hesperiidae) of lepidopterous insects that visibly differ from the typical butterflies especially in having stout bodies, smaller wings, and usually hooked antennae
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch schipper, from schip ship; akin to Old English scip ship — more at ship
Date: 14th century
1. : the master of a ship ; especially : the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat
2. : the captain or first pilot of an airplane
3. : a person in a position of leadership ; especially : a baseball team's manager
III. transitive verb
( skip·pered ; skip·per·ing ˈski-p(ə-)riŋ)
Date: 1893
1. : to act as skipper of (as a boat)
2. : to act as coach of (as a team)