1. captains of ships or boats
Usage: nautical
2. leaders or coaches of sports teams
Usage: sports
3. small butterflies with hooked antennae
Usage: entomology

Examples

• The yacht club honored three experienced skippers at the annual ceremony.
• Both skippers shook hands before the sailing race began.
• The team’s skippers met to discuss strategy for the tournament.
• Several skippers were spotted in the garden among the flowers.
• The fishing boat skippers returned to port before the storm hit.
• Young skippers learn navigation skills through hands-on training.
• The colorful skippers fluttered around the butterfly garden.