English noun: skipper |
1. | skipper (person) a student who fails to attend classes |
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| Broader (hypernym) | educatee, pupil, student |
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2. | skipper (person) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship |
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| Synonyms | captain, master, sea captain |
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| Broader (hypernym) | officer, ship's officer |
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| Instance hyponym | Captain Kidd, Kidd, William Kidd |
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3. | skipper (person) the naval officer in command of a military ship |
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| Synonyms | captain |
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| Broader (hypernym) | commissioned naval officer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | flag captain |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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