Associations to the word «Skipper»

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.

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.