skipper (redirected from skippers)

skip·per ¹  (skpr)

n.

1. Nautical The master of a ship.

2. A coach, director, or other leader.

tr.v. skip·pered, skip·per·ing, skip·pers

To act as the skipper of.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from scip, ship.]

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skip·per ²  (skpr)

n.

1. One that skips.

2. Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

3. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially the saury Cololabis saira of Pacific waters.

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skipper¹

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the captain of any vessel

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the captain of an aircraft

3. a manager or leader, as of a sporting team

vb

to act as skipper (of)

[from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schipper shipper]

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skipper²

n

1. a person or thing that skips

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, having a hairy mothlike body and erratic darting flight

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the saury (a fish)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	skipper - a student who fails to attend classes educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
	2.	skipper - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship sea captain, captain, master ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
	3.	skipper - the naval officer in command of a military ship captain armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy flag captain - the captain of a flagship
Verb	1.	skipper - work as the skipper on a vessel work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

Translations

skipper [ˈskɪpəʳ]

A. N (Sport) → capitán/ana m/f (Naut) → capitán/ana m/f, patrón/a m/f
well, you're the skipper → bueno, tú eres el jefe

B. VT [+ boat] → capitanear, patronear; [+ team] → capitanear

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skipper [ˈskɪpə^r]

n

[boat] → skipper m

[team] → capitaine mf

vt

[+ boat] → commander; [+ sailing boat] → skipper

[+ team] → diriger

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skipper

n → Kapitän(in) m(f); aye, aye skipper! → jawohl, Käpt’n!

vt → anführen; the team was skippered by X → Kapitän(in) der Mannschaft war X

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skipper [ˈskɪpəʳ]

1. n (Sport, Naut) → capitano; (in boat race) → skipper m inv

2. vt (boat) → essere al comando di; (sports team) → capitanare

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skipper

n skipper [ˈskipə]

the captain of a ship, aeroplane or team. skipper, loods قائِد السَّفينَه او الطائِرَه мор.капитан kapitán skipper; holdkaptajn der Kapitän καπετάνιος, κυβερνήτης, αρχηγός ομάδας capitán kipper, kapten كاپيتان kippari capitaine רַב-חוֹבֵל कप्तान, नायक जहाज का kapetan momčadi, kapetan aviona kapitány kapten flug-/skipstjóri; fyrirliði skipper, capitano 船長 주장 kapitonas, škiperis kapteinis kapten gezagvoerder skipper; lagkaptein szyper, kapitan capitão comandant, căpitan капитан; шкипер kapitán kapitan kapetan skeppare, befälhavare, flygkapten, lagkapten ผู้นำทีม kaptan, reis 船長，機長，隊長，組長 шкіпер, капітан کپتان đội trưởng, thuyền trưởng 船长；机长

v

to act as skipper of Who skippered the team? as loods optree يَقود оглавявам velet være holdkaptajn als Kapitän vorstehen είμαι αρχηγός capitanear kaptenina juhtima كاپيتان بودن olla kapteenina commander לְפַקֵד עַל नेतृत्व करना या नायक का कार्य करना biti kapetan, zapovjednik, voditi kapitánya (csapatnak) menjadi kapten vera fyrirliði, stjórna (essere il capitano di) ～の長となる 주장을 맡다 būti kapitonu būt kapteinim menjadi kapten aanvoeren føre, være lagkaptein for być kapitanem capitanear a comanda быть капитаном, шкипером veliť biti vodja moštva biti kapetan vara lagkapten, skeppare för เป็นผู้นำ kaptanlık yapmak 擔任隊長 бути капітаном کپتانی کرنا chỉ huy, điều khiển 领队