skipper
The person in charge of a ship or boat is the skipper. Another word for the skipper is the “captain,” but skipper is so much more fun to say.
Skipper is an informal name for the captain, a way to address the person who’s at the helm of a boat or in command of a Navy ship. The word skipper comes from the Dutch schipper, from schip, or “ship.” Sometimes this word is also used for the captain of a team or the pilot of an airplane.
Definitions of skipper
the naval officer in command of a military ship
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synonyms:
captain-
types:
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flag captainthe captain of a flagship
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type of:
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commissioned naval officera commissioned officer in the navy
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flag captain
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
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synonyms:
captain, master, sea captain-
examples:
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Captain KiddScottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
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type of:
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officer, ship’s officera person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
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Captain Kidd
work as the skipper on a vessel
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type of:
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workexert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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work
a student who fails to attend classes
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