noun
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The master of a ship.
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A coach, director, or other leader.
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The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
verb
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To captain a ship or a sports team.
Examples of skipper in a Sentence
Barbie gained a younger sister, Skipper, in 1964.
Have now become Scotland's best fed Day Skipper.
Butterflies include the dark green and Duke of Burgundy fritillary, chalkhill blue, brown Argus and silver-spotted skipper.
To charter a yacht bareboat you should be Day Skipper standard and be assisted by at least one competent crew.
At New York, in order to earn a living, he became first a chandler, and afterwards a trading skipper, returning to Italy in 1854 with a small fortune, and purchasing the island of Caprera, on which he built the house thenceforth his home.
Bareboat yacht charter " bareboat yacht charter " Bareboat " means a fully equipped yacht without a skipper or crew.
There was more to follow in a frantic finale to the half with skipper Young doubling his side's tally in injury time.
But while Henry dominated the early part of our innings, the skipper came to the fore in the latter half.
Despite having a strong batting lineup, E C & B skipper Amos decided to insert the opposition.
With captain Graham Kavanagh out through injury Tony Vidmar took the skipper's armband in his place for Cardiff.
He was a coasting trader and skipper, and had four sons - Elias, Isaak, Arouj and Khizr, all said to have been born after 1482.
Andy's figures were nearly bettered at Ottery by 2 nd team skipper Bob Adams who had a late call-up to the ones.
The skipper held aloof from everybody, hardly holding converse with the mate.
Your skipper Nick is a very knowledgeable, life long, wildlife enthusiast.
Leading the way with his 55th unbeaten tally in 337 club appearances was skipper Leigh Adams, who gave a typically masterful showing.
Paying tribute to his rescuers, Skipper Garner said; " The Polish skipper showed magnificent seamanship.
The new boat will be faster and more manageable, as well as easier for the skipper to work single-handed.
The work will provide a larger habitat for the rare and oddly names grizzled skipper, dingy skipper and green hairstreak butterflies.
The North Downs supports chalk grassland and Surrey acts as a stronghold for species such as the silver-spotted skipper.
Cheshire's stronghold for the dingy skipper, a Local Biodiversity Action Plan species, is on Ashton's Flash.
A former Scotland Under-21 skipper, Ian has captained Hibs since the departure of John O'Neil to Falkirk.
Ipswich will therefore utilize rider replacement for their inspirational skipper.
And new coaches Zimmerman and Moriarty joined injured skipper Lortie on the sideline to complete the victorious team.
Then Steve Sidwell, stand-in skipper for crocked Graham Murty, had a 25-yard pile-driver headed off the line by Forbes.
A Cardiff trawler skipper later lost his ticket for a number of years for failing to stop and pick up the survivors.
Sea Angling Trips on MFV Girl Kilda These are with a deep sea fishing skipper of 20 years experience.
With the help of the skipper of a nearby fishing vessel, the skipper of a nearby fishing vessel, the skipper was finally recovered and air lifted to hospital.
There was machine trouble for Bjarne Pedersen prior to heat one, with his skipper Ryan Sullivan quick to bring out a replacement steed.
Skipper Greaves managed a 5.7 score dive to the ground with an Achilles tendon injury near the end.
The gig was lowered and manned by Flynn and Jem, the skipper himself taking the tiller, and off they went in pursuit.
He won the toss, Gold Bats skipper Bob Miller not at all put out on being invited to bat.
Its skipper, James Kirk, clad only in swim trunks, slouched lazily at the stern, one hand on the tiller.
More distressing news came from the skipper of the rescue tug.
The Selkie has a small wheelhouse - there's only room for a couple of divers and the skipper.
The personal whims of the skipper can decide to a great extent the relative comfort of their lives.
By the end of the course you should have enough experience to safely skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.
On successful completion of this course you will be able to skipper a yacht in a safe and seamanlike manner on short daytime passages.
Paying tribute to his rescuers, Skipper Garner said; The Polish skipper showed magnificent seamanship.
Other spring highlights include dingy and grizzled skipper butterflies which are now found in only a few places in the county.
The popular Frenchman has been handed the skipper 's armband by manager Dave Jones.
Their brief was to search for three teenage boys who were reported missing by the skipper of the yacht Black Pig.
With the help of the skipper of a nearby fishing vessel, the skipper was finally recovered and air lifted to hospital.
By contrast the skipper of the second boat was Jim.
Nomads hit back when a defense splitting pass from skipper Marc Lambert found Tommy Mutton, who forced a save from Gerard Doherty.
Chris Ringham lost the toss as stand-in skipper and March were put in to bat.
Home skipper Darren Stride grabbed his first goal of the season to clinch a club record fifth successive Conference victory for Burton.
Quickly our skipper rigged up teasers and trolling rods and we set off searching the area.
That also was the reaction of John Skipper, executive vice-president of ESPN.
Murray 's successor as skipper, Gary Caldwell, has picked up a whacking pay rise to sign for Celtic.
The Selkie has a small wheelhouse - there 's only room for a couple of divers and the skipper.