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