skipper

noun

Definition of skippernext
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 first-year skipper said that both Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Strider will begin throwing progressions this week. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The skipper would alternate between tenderness and exasperation toward his first mate. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 All of us knew by that time that the skipper of the Roamer was beyond help, and there were those among the rest of the party who needed immediate attention. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026 Former Boston Red Sox closer Keith Foulke is the manager of the Hunters, and former big-league infielder Eric Young is the skipper for the Queens. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skipper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
  1. captain
  2. commander
Noun
  • During the surge, the most important of these turned out to be those founded during the upheaval that followed George Floyd’s murder, when residents gathered in nearby parks to organize block associations led by captains.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Each jet had three senior captains onboard, Airlink said, operating in the roles of a commander, a co-pilot and a safety officer.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • His name is Ernst Kaltenbrunner, an SS general who two weeks earlier was named commander-in-chief of all German forces in southern Europe.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When the ethnic war in Bosnia started in 1992, Mladic became the commander of the Bosnian Serb troops and took control of large swaths of the country to form a Serb mini-state.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of commander

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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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