noun
skipper
SKIHP-uh
noun
1
The person in charge of a ship or boat.
"The skipper ordered the crew to head back to port before the storm hit."
2
The captain of a sports team.
"As skipper, she led the team out onto the pitch first."
verb
1
To act as captain of a ship or a sports team.
"He's skippered the club's first team for the past three seasons."
How to Use Skipper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe person leading a boat or a sports team.
Common pairings
team skipper
boat skipper
skipper the side
Word Forms
skippered past tense, skippered past tense, skippers plural, skippers plural, skippers plural, skippers singular, skippers singular
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch schipper ("one who works a ship"), from an older Germanic root meaning "ship" — related to the English word "shipper".