Skipper has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Verb · Proper Noun
a student who fails to attend classes
"After three weeks of missing lectures, the dean warned that our status as skipper would result in immediate expulsion."
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
"After years of navigating cargo vessels through stormy seas, he finally earned his license and became the skipper of the freighter."
The master of a ship.
"After a long day of sailing, we hauled up our boat and spent the night inside the old skipper at the edge of the dock."
Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
work as the skipper on a vessel
"After years of navigating coastal waters, she finally decided to buy her own boat and become the skipper."
To captain a ship or a sports team.
"When the sudden summer storm broke, we quickly ran to skipper under the old corn shed until the rain passed."
To take shelter in a barn or shed.
A surname.
"The local history club invited Captain Skipper to share stories about his great-grandfather's voyage across the Pacific."