skipper
noun [C] /ˈskɪp.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: John is (the) skipper of the cricket team this year. [as form of address] Ready to go, skipper.Competitors and participants in sports and gamesShip's officersWorkers on/with aircraft and spacecraft
(Definition of skipper noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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