Look up skipper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skipper or skippers may refer to:

The meaning of SKIPPER is any of various erratically active insects (such as a click beetle or a water strider). How to use skipper in a sentence.

SKIPPER definition: the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel. See examples of skipper used in a sentence.

Skipper A skipper (sometimes also serving as the helmansperson, helmsman, or driver) is a person who has command of a boat or watercraft or tug, more or less equivalent to "captain in charge aboard …

3 days ago · Lela Skipper Obituary Lela Jane Skipper, lovingly known to all who adored her as Mama Jane, passed peacefully on January 14, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born in Florida on …

Jan 17, 2016 · Skipper is an informal name for the captain, a way to address the person who's at the helm of a boat or in command of a Navy ship. The word skipper comes from the Dutch schipper, …

Dec 14, 2025 · skipper (third-person singular simple present skippers, present participle skippering, simple past and past participle skippered) (intransitive) To take shelter in a barn or shed.

1. the master or captain of a vessel, esp. of a small trading or fishing vessel. 2. a captain or leader, as of a team. 3. to act as skipper of. n. 1. one that skips. 2. any of various insects that hop or fly with jerky …

SKIPPER definition: 1. the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: 2. to be the captain of a boat…. Learn more.

You can use skipper to refer to the captain of a ship or boat. ...the skipper of an English fishing boat.