as in captains
a person in overall command of a ship
we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of skippers
Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.
—
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Stammen is his ninth, including three interim skippers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Former big-league skippers Rocco Baldelli, David Ross or Brandon Hyde would bring managerial experience to the job.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Plants bloom throughout most of the year, attracting a diversity of skippers and butterflies, including Queens and the endangered Miami blue butterfly.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Stammen is his ninth, including three interim skippers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Former big-league skippers Rocco Baldelli, David Ross or Brandon Hyde would bring managerial experience to the job.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Plants bloom throughout most of the year, attracting a diversity of skippers and butterflies, including Queens and the endangered Miami blue butterfly.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skippers
Noun
-
Tech entrepreneurs eyeing cannabis resembled the ship captains of the age of exploration.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
-
Team captains, including Harold Landry and Marcus Jones, said Williams’ presence alone inspired him.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Iran launched multiple waves of missile and drone attacks at Israeli targets during that conflict, which started after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran last year, killing several top military commanders and nuclear scientists.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
-
Tuesday, during a status hearing in the ongoing consent decree, Snelling said the department’s 22 district commanders will soon face heightened scrutiny for officer misconduct allegations and the subsequent investigations into those claims.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Skippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skippers. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
