Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skimmer

4 senses of skimmer

Sense 1
skimmer -- (a rapid superficial reader)
       => reader -- (a person who can read; a literate person)

Sense 2
skimmer -- (a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids)
       => cooking utensil, cookware -- (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)

Sense 3
boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat -- (a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown)
       => hat, chapeau, lid -- (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

Sense 4
skimmer -- (gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food)
       => coastal diving bird -- (gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family)