Skipper

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Skipper

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English skipper, from Middle English skippere, from Middle Dutch schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Doublet of Schiffer and Schipper.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Skipper m (strong, genitive Skippers, plural Skipper)

  1. the captain of a yacht

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