skipper

¹

[ skip-er ]

noun

1. the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
2. a captain or leader, as of a team.

verb (used with object)

1. to act as skipper of.

skipper

²

[ skip-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that skips.
2. any of various insects that hop or fly with jerky motions.
3. any of numerous quick-flying, lepidopterous insects of the family Hesperiidae, closely related to the true butterflies.
4. saury ( def 1 ).

skipper

¹

/ ˈskɪpə /

noun

1. the captain of any vessel
2. the captain of an aircraft
3. a manager or leader, as of a sporting team

verb

1. to act as skipper (of)

skipper

²

/ ˈskɪpə /

noun

1. a person or thing that skips
2. any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, having a hairy mothlike body and erratic darting flight
3. another name for saury

Word History and Origins

Origin of skipper¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch schipper, equivalent to schip ship ¹ + -er -er ¹

Origin of skipper²

1200–50; Middle English: locust. See skip ¹, -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of skipper¹

C14: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schipper shipper

Example Sentences

The Windies skipper reached his seventh T20 international fifty from 36 balls but just when he and Shepherd would have hoped to accelerated, the latter fell lbw after he was deceived by a superbly disguised Overton slower ball.

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After the resumption, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell struck two sixes before hitting Adil Rashid’s second ball to long-on and Buttler's catch dismissed Sherfane Rutherford.

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Skipper Hope joined Carty to finish the job for the hosts to leave England with plenty to ponder in this format before a three-match ODI series in India in February, which is their final preparation before the Champions Trophy in Pakistan later in the same month.

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Although he rejected skipper Bernardo Silva’s post-match assertion that the club is currently in a "dark place", Guardiola also accepted after a defeat of this size, words are largely meaningless.

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Guardiola’s decision to hand a first start to FA Youth Cup-winning skipper Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, a day after his 19th birthday and less than a week after his senior debut, underlined the issues he is dealing with in central defence.

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Related Words

• captain
• sea captain