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
Former charter skipper Basil Symonette founded Bitter End in the late 1960s.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
As the Orioles' third base coach in 1969, Hunter took over for manager Earl Weaver in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series when the O's temperamental skipper was ejected; Baltimore lost the game in 10 innings to the eventual champion New York Mets.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Register at skippers meeting at 10 a.m. July 4 at the yacht club, 1950 Harbor Drive North.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The deckhand as well as the ship's skipper and chief engineer are all reportedly under investigation for possible multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck charges, but have not yet been formally accused of any crime.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 June 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
As the Orioles' third base coach in 1969, Hunter took over for manager Earl Weaver in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series when the O's temperamental skipper was ejected; Baltimore lost the game in 10 innings to the eventual champion New York Mets.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Register at skippers meeting at 10 a.m. July 4 at the yacht club, 1950 Harbor Drive North.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The deckhand as well as the ship's skipper and chief engineer are all reportedly under investigation for possible multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck charges, but have not yet been formally accused of any crime.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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There would also therefore be a strong case for the England captain Leah Williamson, who was imperious withstanding countless waves of attack from FC Barcelona and Spain in those two finals.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each ship has a captain and roughly 20 crew members, depending on the size.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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