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Added 9 October 2026

skipper

/ˈskɪp.ə/ noun

In Latin: hesperiida Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about skipper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The master of a ship.
A coach, director, or other leader.
The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

verb

To captain a ship or a sports team.

noun

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
One who jumps rope.

noun

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

Origin

From Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.

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