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skipper

skip·per

UK/ˈskɘp.ɘ/ US/ˈskɪp.ə/ fairly common informal uk
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a student who fails to attend classes

2.
3.

the naval officer in command of a military ship

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verb

1.

work as the skipper on a vessel

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.

Phrases

  • cheese skipper
  • chequered skipper
  • dingy skipper
  • Essex skipper
  • European skipper
  • fiery skipper
  • grizzled skipper
  • large chequered skipper

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