Definitions
work as the skipper on a vessel
Word origin
From Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.
Used in a sentence
“But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool”
“Tourist subs, which could once be skippered by anyone with a U.S. Coast Guard captain’s license”
“Blue skippers in sunny hours ope and shut Where wormwood and grunsel flowers by the cart ruts […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Vessel captain”7 letters
02“Boat captain”7 letters
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