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skip·per1 / ˈskipər/ inf. • n. the captain of a ship or boat. ∎ the captain of a team in a game or sport. ∎ the captain of an aircraft. • v. [tr.] act as captain of. skip·per2 • n. 1. a person or thing that skips. ∎ used in names of small insects and crustaceans that skip or hop. 2. a small brownish mothlike butterfly (family Hesperiidae) with rapid darting flight. 3. the Atlantic saury (see saury). |
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"skipper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skipper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skipper.html "skipper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skipper.html |
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Skipper ♂ Originally a nickname from the vocabulary word skipper ‘boss’ (originally denoting a ship's captain, from Middle Dutch schipper), or else representing an agent derivative of skip ‘to leap or bound’ (probably of Scandinavian origin). It is now sometimes used as an independent given name in the United States.
Short forms: Skip, Skipp. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Skipper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Skipper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Skipper.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Skipper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Skipper.html |
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"skipper." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skipper." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skipper.html "skipper." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skipper.html |
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skipper 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. |
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"skipper." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skipper." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-skipper.html "skipper." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-skipper.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "skipper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "skipper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-skipper.html T. F. HOAD. "skipper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-skipper.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "skipper." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "skipper." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-skipper.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "skipper." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-skipper.html |
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skipper see butterfly . |
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"skipper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skipper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-skipper.html "skipper." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-skipper.html |
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•Agrippa, chipper, clipper, dipper, equipper, flipper, gripper, hipper, kipper, nipper, Pippa, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper
•crimper, shrimper, simper, whimper, Whymper
•crisper, whisper
•mudskipper • caliper • Philippa
•juniper • gossiper
•worshipper (US worshiper)
•griper, piper, sniper, swiper, viper, wiper
•bagpiper • sandpiper
•bopper, chopper, copper, cropper, Dopper, dropper, hopper, improper, Joppa, poppa, popper, proper, shopper, stopper, swapper, topper, whopper
•stomper • prosper • bebopper
•teenybopper • grasshopper
•clodhopper • sharecropper
•name-dropper • eavesdropper
•window-shopper • doorstopper
•show-stopper
•gawper, pauper, torpor, warper
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"skipper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skipper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skipper.html "skipper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skipper.html |
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