skipper.
The master of a ship.
Meaning & usage
The master of a ship.
A coach, director, or other leader.
The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
Synonym of detective sergeant, especially as a term of direct address.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.
To captain a ship or a sports team.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.
Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
One who jumps rope.
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
A young, thoughtless person.
The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English skippere, skyppare, equivalent to skip + -er.
A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Welsh ysgubor (“a barn”).
To take shelter in a barn or shed.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Welsh ysgubor (“a barn”).
A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.
Where this word comes from
Unknown, perhaps related to jumper.
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