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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a skipper" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the captain of a ship or boat, or informally, to someone who is in charge of a group or activity.
Example: "The skipper of the yacht navigated through the storm with great skill."
Alternatives: "a captain" or "a boat leader".
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I've got a showboat, and every boat needs a skipper, so that's what I'm going to name him – Skipper".
"We need a skipper," he said.
A skipper has only to sail.
"It's a Skipper 17 which cost me £1,000.
Hiring a skipper costs an extra £185 per day.
Total muppet as a skipper though!" Touche, Mark.
I lost my son when I made him a skipper.
Call a skipper and ask to join the boat, she suggests.
The face, however, is not a snake's, but the chrysalis of a skipper butterfly.
The next day, a skipper accompanied us to familiarise us with the vessel.
As a scientist, he is meek and humble; as a skipper, vain and arrogant.
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