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
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.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Blue grama is an important host plant for different species of skipper butterflies.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Potter is concerned about the lack of leaders, but has seen Bowen grow into his role as skipper.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Plants bloom throughout most of the year, attracting a diversity of skippers and butterflies, including Queens and the endangered Miami blue butterfly.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Blue grama is an important host plant for different species of skipper butterflies.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Potter is concerned about the lack of leaders, but has seen Bowen grow into his role as skipper.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Plants bloom throughout most of the year, attracting a diversity of skippers and butterflies, including Queens and the endangered Miami blue butterfly.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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