Definitions for: Skipper


[n] the naval officer in command of a military ship
[n] an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
[n] a student who fails to attend classes
[v] work as the skipper on a vessel



Webster (1913) Definition: Skip"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, skips.

2. A young, thoughtless person. --Shak.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).

4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

5. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small
butterflies of the family Hesperiad[ae]; -- so called
from their peculiar short, jerking flight.


Skip"per, n. [D. schipper. See Shipper, and Ship.]
1. (Naut.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel;
hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.

2. A ship boy. [Obs.] --Congreve.

Synonyms: captain, master, sea captain

See Also: Captain Kidd, commissioned naval officer, educatee, flag captain, Kidd, officer, pupil, ship's officer, student, William Kidd, work

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