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
Alex Cora — Manager Cora finished his eight-year career as the Red Sox skipper with a 621-541 regular-season record and an 18-10 postseason record, including that 2018 title.
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the skipper and the rest of the crew work frantically to put the ship about and head back to recover the person.
—David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
After winning an American League pennant as skipper with the Astros, Garner joined the Athletics as a special advisor.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, skipper John Schneider had an easy decision to make and got himself off the field right away.
—Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the skipper and the rest of the crew work frantically to put the ship about and head back to recover the person.
—David Szondy
april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
After winning an American League pennant as skipper with the Astros, Garner joined the Athletics as a special advisor.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, skipper John Schneider had an easy decision to make and got himself off the field right away.
—Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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Dejan Joveljic capitalized on a gift of a back-pass from the Sounders captain, and Sporting earned a result against a Sounders side that had failed to win only twice in 2026.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Since 1992, Ronnie has been the captain of this distinctive part of New Orleans’ culinary history.—
George Motz,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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But things spun out of his control when Tanaghrisson drove a hatchet into the French commander’s skull and his men began killing the wounded.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Police commander Chiarello Giuseppina got new duties this past summer when Portofino banned drinking alcohol or sitting on the ground in main streets and squares.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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