Skipper

n.	1.	One who, or that which, skips.
	2.	A young, thoughtless person.
	3.	(Zool.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
	4.	The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
	5.	(Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadæ; - so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
	1.	(Naut.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
	2.	A ship boy.

Noun	1.	skipper - a student who fails to attend classes
	2.	skipper - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship Synonyms: sea captain, captain, master
	3.	skipper - the naval officer in command of a military ship Synonyms: captain
Verb	1.	skipper - work as the skipper on a vessel

OD, admiral, be responsible for, boatswain, boss, call the signals, captain, carry on, chief, chief engineer, chief mate, chief petty officer, command, commander, commodore, conduct, control, deck officer, direct, engineer, ensign, fleet admiral, govern, handle, head, head up, lead, lead on, leader, lieutenant, lieutenant commander, lieutenant junior grade, make the rules, manage, maneuver, manipulate, master, mastermind, mate, naval officer, navarch, navigating officer, navigator, officer, order, patron, petty officer, pipes, prescribe, pull the strings, quarterback, quartermaster, rear admiral, regulate, run, sailing master, second mate, shipmaster, take command, take the lead, the Old Man, vice admiral, warrant officer, watch officer