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skippers

noun

plural of skipper

as in captains

a person in overall command of a ship we asked the skipper how long it would be before we reached port

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Recent Examples of skippers The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026 In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 While Cora, who was also part of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal, is now on the unemployment line, he is considered one of the better skippers in baseball. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Now, skippers compete in races on different classes of ice boats. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025 Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots. — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025 Stammen is his ninth, including three interim skippers. — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025

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Some captains are receiving base salaries as high as $100,000 a month, as well as a $50,000 bonus for each trip, the outlet found.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
By comparison, standard monthly salaries average roughly 15,000 dollars for captains and just 1,500 dollars for ordinary crew members.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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The move comes as British counter-terrorism police investigate suspicious activity near the Royal Air Force station and amid reports that US commanders received new information about a possible threat involving Iran.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Last month, a court in The Hague, Netherlands, found former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

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