as in captain
a person in overall command of a ship
we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port
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Recent Examples of skipper
The third-year skipper passed Jerry Manuel and moved into ninth place on the franchise's wins list.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
The extent to which anybody else is aware of the time-loop is ambiguous; the ship’s skipper is an elderly man with no memory of his name, and at times it’s implied that the town has deliberately trapped these men.
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Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
The third-year skipper passed Jerry Manuel and moved into ninth place on the franchise’s wins list.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Three years later, the 54-year-old skipper has helped Georgia land a spot in the eight-team field at the College World Series for the first time since 2008.
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Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
The extent to which anybody else is aware of the time-loop is ambiguous; the ship’s skipper is an elderly man with no memory of his name, and at times it’s implied that the town has deliberately trapped these men.
—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
The third-year skipper passed Jerry Manuel and moved into ninth place on the franchise’s wins list.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Three years later, the 54-year-old skipper has helped Georgia land a spot in the eight-team field at the College World Series for the first time since 2008.
—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
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Jean Potvin spent his last two seasons as an Islanders spare part while his brother and captain accepted the Stanley Cup the first two of four consecutive times.
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Her father Dudley Dunn -- a veteran of World War I and the son of Gray Dunn, a famed Mississippi River boat captain -- died in 1934, according to Sesser.
Noun
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On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.
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Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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