Associations to the word «Skipper»
Noun
- Yacht
- Volvo
- Regatta
- Schooner
- Shetland
- Challenger
- Boat
- Hobart
- Tramp
- Mate
- Handicap
- Crew
- Captain
- Steamer
- Brave
- Sailor
- Skipper
- Voyage
- Bertrand
- Vessel
- Barr
- Butterfly
- Manager
- Race
- Defender
- Hardy
- Knox
- Trophy
- Ocean
- Blake
- Abel
- Daniels
- Perth
- Cup
- Aye
- Helm
- Dennis
- Zealand
- Honour
- Caterpillar
- Genus
- Bunk
- Bologna
- Peep
- Subfamily
- Seaman
- Nolan
- Sloop
- Batavia
- Sydney
- Lac
- Victory
- Sven
- Navigator
- Sail
- Whaling
- Australia
- Santos
- Grimsby
- America
- Deck
- Hammock
- Berth
- Challenge
- Cabin
- Dominica
- Liverpool
- Mcgrath
- Sonar
- Bain
- Leary
- Lepidoptera
- Dived
Adjective
Wiktionary
SKIPPER, noun. (nautical) The master of a ship (literally, 'shipper').
SKIPPER, noun. A coach, director, or other leader.
SKIPPER, noun. (sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
SKIPPER, verb. (transitive) To be the skipper of a ship
SKIPPER, noun. Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
SKIPPER, noun. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
SKIPPER, noun. 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.
SKIPPER, noun. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.
SKIPPER, noun. (obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.
SKIPPER, noun. The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leap to escape predators.
Dictionary definition
SKIPPER, noun. A student who fails to attend classes.
SKIPPER, noun. An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
SKIPPER, noun. The naval officer in command of a military ship.
SKIPPER, verb. Work as the skipper on a vessel.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.