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
Now, skippers compete in races on different classes of ice boats.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The biggest thing McCullough learned from his first season as an MLB skipper?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
That could be merely some wishful thinking from the skipper, or it could be informed by the workouts and progress Thomson has seen up close.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The Falcons hired former Cleveland Browns skipper Kevin Stefanski as the franchise’s 20th head coach.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The biggest thing McCullough learned from his first season as an MLB skipper?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
That could be merely some wishful thinking from the skipper, or it could be informed by the workouts and progress Thomson has seen up close.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The Falcons hired former Cleveland Browns skipper Kevin Stefanski as the franchise’s 20th head coach.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
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The victory might have come at a high cost for Canada, which saw captain Sidney Crosby limp to the dressing room in the second period following a collision with Gudas along the boards.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Canada was trailing 2-1 at the time of Crosby's injury, but rallied to tie the game at 2 thanks to a power play goal from Colorado Avalanche assistant captain Nathan MacKinnon.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Its deputy director, Maurice Raines, was the Georgia State Patrol post commander in the region where Philip died.—
Doug Turnbull for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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