[ˈskɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel
(e.g: the skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schipper, from schip ‘ship’

[ˈskɪpə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- act as captain of
(e.g: the course teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schipper, from schip ‘ship’

[ˈskɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or thing that skips
(e.g: eight-year-old Mary is a tireless skipper)

- a small brownish mothlike butterfly with rapid darting flight

- the Atlantic saury (fish)


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[ˈskɪpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long-sleeved sweatshirt or T-shirt


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of unknown origin