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

3 senses of skipper

Sense 1
skipper -- (a student who fails to attend classes)
       => student, pupil, educatee -- (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)

Sense 2
master, captain, sea captain, skipper -- (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)
       => officer, ship's officer -- (a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines")

Sense 3
captain, skipper -- (the naval officer in command of a military ship)
       => commissioned naval officer -- (a commissioned officer in the navy)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb skipper

1 sense of skipper

Sense 1
skipper -- (work as the skipper on a vessel)
       => work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")