skipper
🇺🇸
/ˈskɪpər/
🇬🇧
/ˈskɪpə(r)/
noun
R
A person who is in charge of a small boat or ship.
The skipper made sure everyone on the boat was safe.
R
A person who leads a sports team.
Our skipper always encourages us to do our best.
verb
R
To be the leader or captain of a boat, sports team, etc.
He was proud to skipper the team to its first win of the season.
translation
A person who is in charge of a small boat or ship.; A person who leads a sports team.
To be the leader or captain of a boat, sports team, etc.
Word Forms
3rd Present
skippers
Past
skippered
Perfect
skippered
Progressive
skippering
Plural
skippers