Meaning

noun a student who fails to attend classes

noun an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

noun the naval officer in command of a military ship

originFrom Middle English skippere, skyppere, scippere, borrowed from Middle Dutch scipper, schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz. Piecewise doublet of shipper, from ship + -er.

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