| 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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