skipper
Vessel's commanding officer
A skipper is the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small vessel: The skipper guided us through the harbor.
The term extends to anyone leading a team or group—a sports team's skipper is its captain.
To skipper is to serve as captain: She skippered the yacht to victory.
Separately, a skipper is a small butterfly with darting flight, or someone who skips.
One who navigates vessels
- captainOne who commands
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- marinerOne who navigates ships
coxswain · boatswain · quartermaster · shipmaster · yacht · sailboat · helm · deck
One who commands
- leaderOne who guides others
- managerOne who directs others
- coachOne who instructs
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
tactician · playmaker · veteran · motivator · strategist · armband · locker-room · lineup
To deliberately exclude
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- sportCompetitive physical activity
- palClose trusted companion
- buddyInformal term for companion
champ · mate · sonny · slugger · scout · boss · kiddo · tiger
Butterfly and moth order
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
antennae · wingspan · nectar · flutter · flit · pollinator · meadow · grassland
helmsman
One who navigates vessels
mariner · coxswain · boatswain · quartermaster · shipmaster · yacht · sailboat · helm · deck · crew
captain
One who commands
mentor · tactician · playmaker · veteran · motivator · strategist · armband · locker-room · lineup · squad
skip
To deliberately exclude
buddy · champ · mate · sonny · slugger · scout · boss · kiddo · tiger · ace
lepidoptera
Butterfly and moth order
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- larvaImmature feeding stage
metamorphosis · antennae · wingspan · nectar · flutter · flit · pollinator · meadow · grassland · darting
batsman
Cricket's offensive player
pitch · crease · over · fielder · umpire · boundary · declaration · toss · eleven · test
jump
Propel oneself airborne
spring · bypass · miss · pass · vault · prance · caper · frolic · gambol · bound
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- Captainscaptain, sea captain, boat captain, navy captain, cruise captain
- transport workerstruck driver, coachman, taxi driver, stagecoach driver, train driver
- fishing jobsfisherman, fisher, deckhand, fishing captain, boat captain
- Navy Slangaye aye, scuttlebutt, shipmate, swabbie, old salt
- sailing worldyacht club, yacht clubs, regatta, regattas, marina
- skipping schoolUnauthorized absence from class
- skipped a beatMomentary heart rhythm interruption
- skipping classUnauthorized absence from school
- skipping a beatMissed cardiac contraction
- skipping townFleeing one's locale abruptly
- skipped townFled one's locality suddenly
skipping, skipped, skippers, skippered, skippering, skippable