skippers

noun

Meaning

The master of a ship.
A coach, director, or other leader.
The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
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.
Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.
A young, thoughtless person.
The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leaps to escape predators.
A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

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