skipper
The master of a shipThe master of a ship.
» Tom likes to skipper small sailboats.
Значення
значень: 12The master of a ship.
Schiffer, Kapitän, Schiffskapitän
шки́перškíper, капита́нkapitán
the naval officer in command of a military ship
A coach, director, or other leader.
The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
Kapitän, Teamkapitän, Teamchef
(Британія, розмовне)Synonym of detective sergeant, especially as a term of direct address.
A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
прогу́льщикprogúlʹščik
a student who fails to attend classes
One who jumps rope.
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
Dickkopffalter
толстоголо́вкаtolstogolóvka
Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
(Південна Африка)A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.
(застаріле)A young, thoughtless person.
Приклади
речень: 20Tom likes to skipper small sailboats.
Would you like to skipper for a while?
Tom isn't a good skipper.
I'm the skipper.
Tom has taken over as skipper.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 3
За значеннями 3
Походження
From Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schiFrom Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.
From Middle English skippere, skyppare, equivalent to skip + -er.
Probably from Welsh ysgubor (“a barn”).
Unknown, perhaps related to jumper.
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Форми
множина: skippersСиноніми
синонімів: 6- the naval officer in command of a military ship:captain
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship:mastercaptainsea captain