/ Dictionary / Index S skipper: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: skip•per Pronunciation: (skip'ur), [key] — n. the master or captain of a vessel, esp. of a small trading or fishing vessel. a captain or leader, as of a team. —v.t. to act as skipper of. skip•per Pronunciation: (skip'ur), [key] — n. a person or thing that skips. any of various insects that hop or fly with jerky motions. any of numerous quick-flying, lepidopterous insects of the family Hesperiidae, closely related to the true butterflies. saury (def. 1). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: skipper (Thesaurus) skippable skippet Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language