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skipper1 definition

skip·per (skip′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that skips
  2. saury
  3. any of a family (Hesperiidae) of mostly small, heavy-bodied butterflies, having threadlike antennae usually ending in a hook, and characterized by short, erratic bursts of flight
  4. any skipping insect
skipper2 definition

skip·per (skip′ər)

noun

  1. the captain of a ship, esp. of a small ship or boat
  2. any leader, director, or captain

Etymology: ME < MDu schipper < schip, a ship

transitive verb

to act as skipper of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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