as in captains
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 skippers
Former big-league skippers Rocco Baldelli, David Ross or Brandon Hyde would bring managerial experience to the job.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 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
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skippers
Noun
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The outlet did not specify if the captains were on board when the incident took place.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Here’s the full list of countries and their captains.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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The defense secretary and president also summoned hundreds of military commanders and leaders to Virginia at the end of September to discuss the direction of America's fighting force, including a directive for all members of the military to achieve certain levels of physical fitness.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Skippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skippers. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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