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
Their conversation quickly grew heated, and crew chief Laz Diaz had to hold the Sox skipper back and lead him away from Estabrook.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
The skipper said Soto wants to be coached and wants to improve, and other coaches have echoed the same thing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Such is the precarious life of a big-league skipper.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
But the Padres lost that game against the Dodgers in extra innings and Bud Black was fired the next day, leaving some to wonder if the ninth-year skipper might have earned a different fate had that ball hit the wall instead of Pederson’s glove.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
The skipper said Soto wants to be coached and wants to improve, and other coaches have echoed the same thing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Such is the precarious life of a big-league skipper.
—Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
But the Padres lost that game against the Dodgers in extra innings and Bud Black was fired the next day, leaving some to wonder if the ninth-year skipper might have earned a different fate had that ball hit the wall instead of Pederson’s glove.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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The 37-year-old longtime Blackhawks captain hasn’t played since April 2023.—
and Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Tina Liu, American Heritage senior: The team captain and four-year starter finished the season at 13-5 at No. 1 singles and doubles for the Class 2A state champion Patriots; helped defeat Pine Crest in regional final in both singles and doubles; Babson commit.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Since then, the Mars satellites have acted as a super-speed web of cosmic messengers, passing data, imagery, software changes and commands between the Martian robotic scouts and their commanders across NASA.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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