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skipper

/ˈskɪpɚ/
Meanings
  • noun

    A person who operates a boat or ship.

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈskɪpɚ/



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  2. /ˈskɪpɚ/



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  3. /ˈskɪpɚ/



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Synonyms

captain , master
Rhymes
Words rhyming with skipper
keeper , pepper , seaper , weeper
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Skipper (en) : Person who operates a boat or ship

  2. Skipper (en) : A small, agile aircraft

  3. Skipper (en) : A person who skips, as in jumping over objects

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Skipper (en) : Person who operates a boat or ship

  2. Skipper (en) : A small, agile aircraft

  3. Skipper (en) : A person who skips, as in jumping over objects

Variants
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skipper , skippers , skippered , skippering
Forms
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skippers, skippered, skippering

Etymology
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Originally meant 'driver of a horse-drawn cart' in Old English.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'skipper' is derived from the Old English word 'scipfere,' meaning 'ship-farer'.

  2. The term 'skipper' was also used in the early 20th century to refer to the pilot of an airplane.

Related Concepts
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  1. Captain: A person who has the authority and command over a ship or vessel.

  2. Boat: A watercraft designed to carry a small number of passengers or cargo.

  3. Ship: A large watercraft that carries passengers or cargo over long distances.

Culture
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In maritime culture, a skipper is the captain or master of a ship or boat. In literature, the term is used in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick' to describe Captain Ahab.

How to Memorize "skipper"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person standing at the helm of a boat, steering it through the water.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the image of a boat or ship and its captain.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a phrase such as 'Sailing Skips Pleasantly Over Perilous Ponds' to remember the word 'skipper'.

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