as in captain
a person in overall command of a ship
we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port
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Recent Examples of skipper
The Angels have not had a manager’s tenure extend for three seasons since Mike Sciocia’s 19-year run as Angels skipper ended in 2018.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
When Angels manager Ron Washington took medical leave in June for the remainder of the 2025 season, Bochy became the oldest skipper, and only septuagenarian, in MLB.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The snake has other ideas, chowing down on the boat's skipper and the crew's sound engineer and still hungry for more.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
But this skipper, John, did not care to go to town.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
When Angels manager Ron Washington took medical leave in June for the remainder of the 2025 season, Bochy became the oldest skipper, and only septuagenarian, in MLB.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The snake has other ideas, chowing down on the boat's skipper and the crew's sound engineer and still hungry for more.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
But this skipper, John, did not care to go to town.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
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Despite playing just 30 minutes against West Ham, the Arsenal captain ended the game with the joint-most line-breaking passes in the final third (four).—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her father was a Cincinnati police captain, and two of her uncles were lieutenants.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo, who was the on-site commander at Robb Elementary School on the day of the shooting, and former school officer Adrian Gonzales, were charged in June 2024 with multiple counts of child endangerment and abandonment.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Salam Zia, commander of the Houston Police Department's homicide division, said the youngest victim was 20.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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