Skipper definitions

Skipper

1) Airplanecaptain 2) Boatcaptain 3) Capn 4) Captain 5) Gilligansfriend 6) Head 7) Kidd 8) Mariner
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1) Any leader 2) Baseball manager 3) British slang for a captain 4) Captain 5) Educatee 6) English boy name 7) Frolicsome leader 8) Jumpy captain 9) Nautical VIP 10) Obviously an active leader 11) Pupil 12) Student
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skipper

a student who fails to attend classes
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
the naval officer in command of a military ship

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Skipper

[Barbie] Skipper Roberts was a doll created by Mattel in 1964 to be Barbie`s younger sister, as well as to oppose controversies directed at Barbie. Since Skipper was introduced, she has changed immensely. When she first came out, she was 9.25 inches in height (compared to Barbie`s 11.5 inches), and then as newer versions were released she g...
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Skipper

[butterfly] A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America. ==Description and systematics== Tr...
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Skipper

• (n.) The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. • (n.) A young, thoughtless person. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. • (n.) A ship boy. • (n.) One who, or that which, skips. • (n.) The master of a fishing o...
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skipper

(from the article `saury`) ...in tropical and temperate waters, they live near the surface and commonly jump and skim above the water. Representatives of the family include the ...
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skipper

any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, in which the larvae are known for jumping or skipping when alarmed. The family name ...
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skipper

any of the approximately 3,500 species of insects (order Lepidoptera) that occur worldwide and are named for their fast, darting flight. Skippers are ... [2 related articles]
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Skipper

Naval This word comes from the Dutch Schipper, meaning 'Captain'. It is used occasionally, as slang, in the Navy referring to the Commanding Officer; in the Royal Navy Reserve it is a title of rank.
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skipper

a capo.
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skipper

1. The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel. ... 2. A ship boy. ... Origin: D. Schipper. See Shipper, and Ship. ... 1. One who, or that which, skips. ... 2. A young, thoughtless person. ... 3. <zoology> The saury (Scomberesox saurus). ... 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. ...
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skipper

the adult of a species of Lepidoptera in the family Hesperiidae; antennae with a hooked-tip; day-flying, closely related to butterflies.
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Skipper

Skip'per noun 1. One who, or that which, skips. 2. A young, thoughtless person. Shak. 3. (Zoology) The saury ( Scomberesox saurus ). 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly , under Cheese . 5. (Zoology) Any one of nu...
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