skipper
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈskɪpər/
:
capitán (de barco)
- After a long day of sailing, the crew thanked their skipper for keeping them safe.
- skipper of the boat
And then that way the guy on the boat, skipper can follow where you're going.
- And then that way the guy on the boat, skipper can follow where you're going.
- Now I want to tell you something about the group of people who were male skippers.
Examples
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The skipper says we're wasting our time.
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Hog Ellis, this is our new skipper, Gus Cantrell.
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There was time, her skipper said, before the wind came up.
Fiction book (1996) -
We're good to go, skipper.
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The captain enters quickly, joining the skipper at the console.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're the finest skipper on this coast.
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Skipper has asked us to scuttle both planes.
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Aye, aye, Skipper!
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How you doin', skipper?
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Commander Chow Ti U, skipper of the Chagda, felt uneasy with his latest series of orders.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
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1.1
The person in charge of a ship or aircraft and its crew
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3.2
A licensed officer who commands a merchant ship at sea
Person who is in charge of a ship, like a captain
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skipper comes from the Dutch word schipper; ship means 'boat' and -er means 'someone who does something', so a skipper is the captain or person in charge of a ship.