skim·mer (sk m  r)n. 1. One that skims, such as a large perforated spoon used in skimming liquids. 2. A light, usually straw hat with a stiff wide brim and a flat shallow crown. 3. a. Any of several chiefly coastal birds of the genus Rynchops, having long narrow wings and a long bill with a longer lower mandible for skimming the water's surface for food. b. A black skimmer. |   |
skimmer [ˈskɪmə]
n
1. a person or thing that skims
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several mainly tropical coastal aquatic birds of the genus Rhynchops, having long narrow wings and a bill with an elongated lower mandible for skimming food from the surface of the water: family Rynchopidae, order Charadriiformes
3. (Cookery) a flat perforated spoon used for skimming fat from liquids
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | skimmer - a rapid superficial reader reader - a person who can read; a literate person |
| 2. | skimmer - a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking | |
| 3. |  skimmer - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | |
| 4. | skimmer - gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food coastal diving bird - gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family genus Rynchops, Rynchops - type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers |
Translations
skimmer
n
→ Schaumlöffel m
(Orn) → Scherenschnabel m
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