| skipper | 1. The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel. 2. A ship boy. Origin: D. Schipper. See Shipper, and Ship. 1. One who, or that which, skips. 2. A young, thoughtless person. 3. <zoology> The saury (Scomberesox saurus). 4. The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. 5. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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