"skipper" in the noun sense
1. skipper
a student who fails to attend classes
2. master, captain, sea captain, skipper
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
3. captain, skipper
the naval officer in command of a military ship
"skipper" in the verb sense
1. skipper
work as the skipper on a vessel
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