skipper

¹skip·per

noun \ˈski-pər\

Definition of SKIPPER

1

: any of various erratically active insects (as a click beetle or a water strider)

2

: one that skips

3

: saury

4

: any of a superfamily (Hesperioidea, especially family Hesperiidae) of lepidopterous insects that visibly differ from the typical butterflies especially in having stout bodies, smaller wings, and usually hooked antennae

First Known Use of SKIPPER

13th century

Rhymes with SKIPPER

chipper, clipper, dipper, dripper, flipper, gripper, kipper, quipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, slipper, snipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper

²skipper

noun

Definition of SKIPPER

1

: the master of a ship; especially : the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat

2

: the captain or first pilot of an airplane

3

: a person in a position of leadership; especially : a baseball team's manager

Origin of SKIPPER

Middle English, from Middle Dutch schipper, from schip ship; akin to Old English scip ship — more at ship

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SKIPPER

chipper, dripper, gripper, kipper, sipper, slipper, snipper, whipper, zipper

³skip·per

transitive verb

skip·peredskip·per·ing \ˈski-p(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SKIPPER

1

: to act as skipper of (as a boat)

2

: to act as coach of (as a team)

Examples of SKIPPER

1. The boat was skippered by a skilled veteran sailor.
2. He skippered the team to their latest World Series win.

First Known Use of SKIPPER

1893

skipper

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. The head and stout body of the adult skipper resemble a moth's, but most skippers hold the first pair of wings vertically at rest, as butterflies do. Most skippers are diurnal and lack the wing-coupling structures typical of moths. Larvae feed mostly on legumes and grasses, usually living inside folded or rolled leaves that may be woven together. They pupate in a thin cocoon of silk or silk and leaves.