Thesaurus: skipper

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1. n. One who, or that which, skips.
2. n. A young, thoughtless person.
3. n. The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
4. n. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
5. n. Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
6. n. The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
7. n. A ship boy.
8. n. a student who fails to attend classes
9. n. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
10. n. the naval officer in command of a military ship
11. v. work as the skipper on a vessel
12. 1. One who, or that which, skips. 2. A young, thoughtless person. Shak. 3. (Zoöl.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus). 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. 5. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadæ; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. 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.