Sentence examples for a skipper from inspiring English sources

The 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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