n.

1. Nautical. The master of a ship.
2. A coach, director, or other leader.

tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.

To act as the skipper of.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from scip, ship.]

skip·per² (skĭp'ər)
n.

1. One that skips.
2. Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially the saury Cololabis saira of Pacific waters.

informal

n. 1. the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small merchant or fishing vessel.

2. the captain of an aircraft.

v.

act as captain of.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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Larvae of Piophila casei, the cheese or ham fly. The larvae skip around on the cheese that they inhabit in a quite repulsive way.

A term of respect for a company grade officer (usually a captain). Not used much in the modern Marine Corps.

IN BRIEF: The master of a ship.

The skipper is the boss of everyone on the fishing boat.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kaptajn, skipper
v. tr. - være kaptajn, føre

2.
n. - en der sjipper

3.
n. - en langærmet sweatshirt eller T-shirt

Nederlands (Dutch)
schipper, soort insect

Français (French)
1.
n. - capitaine, chef
v. tr. - être aux commandes d'un bateau

2.
n. - skipper

3.
n. - T-shirt (à manches longues)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kapitän
v. - anführen, befehligen

2.
n. - Kapitän

3.
n. - Kapitän

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπετάνιος, κυβερνήτης, αρχηγός ομάδας, (καθομ.) πελάτης που εγκαταλείπει ξενοδοχείο χωρίς να πληρώσει
v. - κυβερνώ σκάφος, ηγούμαι, αρχηγεύω, (καθομ.) ζω αλήτικα

Italiano (Italian)
capitano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saltador (m), capitão (m) de navio, comandante (m) de avião

Русский (Russian)
шкипер, командир корабля, капитан спортивной команды, черт

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - capitán
v. tr. - capitanear

2.
n. - saltador, brincador

3.
n. - remera de manga larga (jogging)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapten på mindre båt, lagkapten, kapten på ett flygplan
v. - vara kapten

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 蹦跳的人, 略读者, 跳绳者, 长颌竹刀鱼

2. 船长, 队长, 机长, 领导者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 船長, 隊長, 機長, 領導者

2.
n. - 蹦跳的人, 略讀者, 跳繩者, 長頜竹刀魚

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (어선 따위의) 선장, (팀의) 주장, 지휘관
v. tr. - ~의 일을 맡아보다

2.
n. - 가볍게 뛰는 사람, 무용수, 방아벌레

3.
n. - 긴 팔 스웨터, 긴 팔 티셔츠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船長, 主将, 跳ぶ人, セセリチョウ, 跳ねる人
v. - 船長をつとめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دودة ألجبن, ألخنفساء, سمك طويل ألمنقار, ربان ألطائرة (فعل) يترأس, , يقود سفينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קברניט, רב-חובל‬
v. tr. - ‮שימש רב-חובל על‬
n. - ‮דבר או אדם שקופץ‬
n. - ‮חולצת טריקו עם שרוולים ארוכים‬

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