Main Entry: ¹skip·per

Pronunciation: \ˈski-pər\

Function: noun

Date: 13th century

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