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
While every SailGP team has a female crew member on board, mostly in the role of strategist, Grael is the only female skipper.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 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
That title belonged to Boston Red Sox skipper Alex Cora, who was tossed on Saturday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Other projects have or would have endangered the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly, the sage-grouse, and steamboat buckwheat.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 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
That title belonged to Boston Red Sox skipper Alex Cora, who was tossed on Saturday.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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Golden Knights captain Mark Stone played his 400th game for the franchise.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Having already won the Atlantic Division title, Buffalo (50-23-9) rested numerous starters, including captain Rasmus Dahlin and scoring leader Tage Thompson.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For more on that, I'm joined now by former CENTCOM commander, General Joseph Votel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Flying glass and debris injured him in the arms and legs, the commander says.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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