skipper

  1. Noun.  (nautical) The master of a ship. (literally, 'shipper').
  2. Noun.  A coach, director, or other leader.
  3. Noun.  (sports) the captain of a sports team such as cricket, rugby or curling.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To be the skipper of a ship.
  5. Noun.  A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
  6. Noun.  Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae.
  7. Noun.  Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially ''Cololabis saira''.

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