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skipper

1. skip.per \'skip-*r\ n 1: any of various erratically active insects  2: 
   one that skips  3: the Atlantic saury (Scombresox saurus) or a related fish 
   that jump s freely above the water 4: any of numerous small stout-bodied 
   lepidopterous insects (superfamily He sperioidea) that differ from the 
   typical butterflies in wing venation and the form of the antennae
2. skipper n [ME, fr. MD schipper, fr. schip ship; akin to OE scip ship m 
   more at SHIP 1: the master of a ship; esp : the master of a fishing, small 
   tradi ng, or pleasure boat 2: the captain or first pilot of an airplane