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
If this were indeed the case, then the next skipper should be the exact opposite — easy on the crew and rough on the passengers.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The extent to which anybody else is aware of the time-loop is ambiguous; the ship’s skipper is an elderly man with no memory of his name, and at times it’s implied that the town has deliberately trapped these men.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Everything used to be built around England getting over the line, and the skipper was happy to exile any player who might burst the bubble.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The extent to which anybody else is aware of the time-loop is ambiguous; the ship’s skipper is an elderly man with no memory of his name, and at times it’s implied that the town has deliberately trapped these men.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Everything used to be built around England getting over the line, and the skipper was happy to exile any player who might burst the bubble.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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However, unlike last season, there was no sign to those within the Capitals that their captain was feeling the pressure of scoring another historic goal.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eddy came under fire after the op-ed published, with Angel City FC and the team's captain, center back Sarah Gorden, both denouncing the piece.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Lost in Space ship was piloted by Guy Williams as the expedition commander and Lockhart's onscreen husband, Professor John Robinson, and Mark Goddard's Major West.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the commander-in-chief can authorize military force without Congress, but only in response to an imminent threat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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