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Definition of Skippir

Skip"per (?), n. 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.

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.

Skip"per (?), n. 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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SKIPPER. A barn. CANT.--Also the captain of a Dutch
vessel.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • (nautical) The master of a ship.
  • A coach, director, or other leader.
  • (cricket) the captain of a cricket team.
  • (transitive) To be the skipper of a ship
  • A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
  • Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae
  • Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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