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What is the noun for skippers?

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skipper
  1. Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
  2. A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
  3. 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.
  4. Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.
  5. (obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.
  6. The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leap to escape predators.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. boss, chief, head, leader, captain, commander, master, officer, skip, coach, person in charge, director, supervisor, manager, kingpin, honcho, controller, superintendent, principal, head honcho, administrator, overseer, foreman, top dog, gaffer, bigwig, governor, headman, executive, boss man, president, big cheese, baas, numero uno, sachem, helmsman, padrone, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, CEO, big wheel, sherang, chieftain, ruler, exec, chair, employer, taskmaster, superior … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “The bookkeeper and chief mate had come over with orders from the skipper.”
      “Mr. Seabright was the skipper of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
skip
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain) A large open-topped rubbish bin, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to take away both bin and contents (see also skep).
  2. (mining) A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.
  3. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) A skep, or basket.
  4. A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
  5. (sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans.
  6. A beehive.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. skipper, captain, commander, shipmaster, commodore, sea captain, ship's captain, senior captain, magister navis, ship's master, captain of the ship, commander of the ship, navigator, shiplord, helmsman, leader, head, chief, boss, master, director, kingpin, headman, officer, bigwig, commandant, head honcho, top dog, boss man, commanding officer, number one, honcho, supervisor, foreman, figurehead, executive, exec, authority, big cheese, team leader, pilot in command, higher up, top banana, big wheel, coach, chief executive officer … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “Mr. Seabright was the skip of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
      “You could hear the barking issuing of orders from the skip or vice-skip to teammates who are all very competitive.”
skip
  1. A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.
  2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
  3. (music) A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
  4. A person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found.
  5. (radio) skywave propagation
  6. Synonyms:
      7. skipper, captain, commander, shipmaster, commodore, sea captain, ship's captain, senior captain, magister navis, ship's master, captain of the ship, commander of the ship, navigator, shiplord, helmsman, leader, head, chief, boss, master, director, kingpin, headman, officer, bigwig, commandant, head honcho, top dog, boss man, commanding officer, number one, honcho, supervisor, foreman, figurehead, executive, exec, authority, big cheese, team leader, pilot in command, higher up, top banana, big wheel, coach, chief executive officer … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Mr. Seabright was the skip of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
      “You could hear the barking issuing of orders from the skip or vice-skip to teammates who are all very competitive.”
skipper
  1. (nautical) The master of a ship.
  2. A coach, director, or other leader.
  3. (sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. boss, chief, head, leader, captain, commander, master, officer, skip, coach, person in charge, director, supervisor, manager, kingpin, honcho, controller, superintendent, principal, head honcho, administrator, overseer, foreman, top dog, gaffer, bigwig, governor, headman, executive, boss man, president, big cheese, baas, numero uno, sachem, helmsman, padrone, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, CEO, big wheel, sherang, chieftain, ruler, exec, chair, employer, taskmaster, superior … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The bookkeeper and chief mate had come over with orders from the skipper.”
      “Mr. Seabright was the skipper of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
skip
  1. Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
  2. (curling) The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. skipper, captain, commander, shipmaster, commodore, sea captain, ship's captain, senior captain, magister navis, ship's master, captain of the ship, commander of the ship, navigator, shiplord, helmsman, leader, head, chief, boss, master, director, kingpin, headman, officer, bigwig, commandant, head honcho, top dog, boss man, commanding officer, number one, honcho, supervisor, foreman, figurehead, executive, exec, authority, big cheese, team leader, pilot in command, higher up, top banana, big wheel, coach, chief executive officer … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Mr. Seabright was the skip of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
      “You could hear the barking issuing of orders from the skip or vice-skip to teammates who are all very competitive.”
skipman
  1. (mining) The man who loads and operates the skip in a mine.
skip
  1. (Australia, slang) An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. skipper, captain, commander, shipmaster, commodore, sea captain, ship's captain, senior captain, magister navis, ship's master, captain of the ship, commander of the ship, navigator, shiplord, helmsman, leader, head, chief, boss, master, director, kingpin, headman, officer, bigwig, commandant, head honcho, top dog, boss man, commanding officer, number one, honcho, supervisor, foreman, figurehead, executive, exec, authority, big cheese, team leader, pilot in command, higher up, top banana, big wheel, coach, chief executive officer … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mr. Seabright was the skip of the yacht, an old man-of-war's man and thorough seaman.”
      “You could hear the barking issuing of orders from the skip or vice-skip to teammates who are all very competitive.”
skipful
  1. Enough to fill a skip (rubbish container).
skipload
  1. Enough to fill a skip (rubbish container).
skipping
  1. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dumpster diving, binning, dumpstering, foraging, garbing, salvaging, scavenging, tatting, trashing, D-Mart, garbage gleaning, garbage picking, skip-raiding, absenteeism, nonattendance, nonappearance, absence, skiving, truancy, defection, desertion, bunking off, jump, leap, skip, bound, hop, spring, vault, bounce, bob, buck, caper, capriole, hopping, leapfrog, leapfrogging, leaping, upspring … more
skiploads
  1. plural of skipload
skippings
  1. plural of skipping
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dumpster diving, foragings, salvagings, scavengings, tattings, trashings, absenteeism, nonattendance, nonappearance, absence, skivings, truancy, defection, desertion, jumps, leaps, skips, bounds, hops, spring, vaults, bounce, bobs, bucks, capers, caprioles, hoppings, leapfrog, upsprings … more
skipmen
  1. plural of skipman
skipfuls
  1. plural of skipful
skippers
  1. plural of skipper
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bosses, chiefs, head, leaders, captains, commanders, masters, officers, skips, coaches, directors, head honchos, supervisors, top dogs, kingpins, honchos, managers, superintendents, controllers, principal, foremen, overseers, bigwigs, administrators, gaffers, headmen, big cheeses, governors, numero unos, executives, helmsmen, presidents, big wheels, sachems, padrones, baases, chieftains, chairwomen, chairpersons, chairmen, CEOs, employers, taskmasters, jefes, chairs, rulers, big kahunas, Mister Bigs, number ones, execs … more
skipsful
  1. plural of skipful
skips
  1. plural of skip
  2. Synonyms:
      3. skippers, captains, commanders, shipmasters, commodores, sea captains, senior captains, leaders, head, chiefs, masters, bosses, bigwigs, headmen, commanding officers, officers, kingpins, number ones, directors, top dogs, head honchos, commandants, foremen, big wheels, top bananas, helmsmen, team leaders, executives, authority, execs, big cheeses, figureheads, honchos, supervisors, coaches, managing directors, chief executive officers, chief executives, gurus, cos, rulers, controllers, administrators, baases, Mr Bigs, czars, sachems … more
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