1. a flat utensil with holes or slots used for removing food from liquid
2. a person or thing that skims liquid surfaces
3. a type of seabird that flies low over water to catch fish

Examples

• She used a skimmer to remove the pasta from the boiling water.
• The cook lifted the fried chicken with a metal skimmer.
• A black skimmer glided just above the ocean waves.
• He wore a white skimmer hat to shield his face from the sun.
• Police found a credit card skimmer attached to the ATM.
• The oil skimmer helped clean up the spill on the water’s surface.
• She skimmed the foam off the soup with her favorite skimmer.