Skipper
Skipper , noun
1.
One who, or that which, skips.
2.
A young, thoughtless person. — Shakespeare
3.
(Zoology) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
4.
The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
5.
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
Skipper , noun
[Dutch schipper. See Shipper, and Ship.]
1.
(Nautical) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
2.
A ship boy. [Obsolete] — Congreve