skimmer
noun
- 1
A device that skims.
- 2
A person who skims.
- 3
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- 4
Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
- 5
A ballet flat shoe.
- 6
Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae.
- 7
A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- 8
A surface ship.
- 9
A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To shimmer.
- 2
To move quickly, to flutter.
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