as in captain
a person in overall command of a ship
we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port
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Recent Examples of skipper
Most America’s Cup skippers have barely embarked on their first campaign at his age, let alone won three.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The Australians never quite hit their stride, as skipper Tom Slingsby acknowledged.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
But even though Yankees skipper Aaron Boone played Verdugo in 149 games and then in all 14 of the Bronx Bombers' postseason games, his lone year in New York was a serious disappointment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Knight’s wisdom is still being utilized by coaches everywhere — including Minnesota Wild skipper John Hynes — to their teams’ benefit nearly two years after the notoriously harsh, profane and successful Knight died at age 83.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The Australians never quite hit their stride, as skipper Tom Slingsby acknowledged.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
But even though Yankees skipper Aaron Boone played Verdugo in 149 games and then in all 14 of the Bronx Bombers' postseason games, his lone year in New York was a serious disappointment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Knight’s wisdom is still being utilized by coaches everywhere — including Minnesota Wild skipper John Hynes — to their teams’ benefit nearly two years after the notoriously harsh, profane and successful Knight died at age 83.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipper
Noun
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Burns, who went to an all-boys Catholic school, was a star athlete and captain of the football team.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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After the service, Bobby’s team carries his casket to the fire truck for a large procession down the streets of Los Angeles, and a final alarm bell is sounded in the captain’s honor.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Noun
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When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from captors who are not from Earth.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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The military services were rushing to put out new guidance to help commanders work through the process, including what to do in more complex situations, such as if any of the troops are deployed, at sea or may require special orders or funding to meet the deadlines.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Skipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipper. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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