skimmer

noun

  1. 1

    A device that skims.

  2. 2

    A person who skims.

  3. 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. 4

    Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.

  5. 5

    A ballet flat shoe.

  6. 6

    Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae.

  7. 7

    A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.

  8. 8

    A surface ship.

  9. 9

    A small, fast-moving spacecraft.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To shimmer.

  2. 2

    To move quickly, to flutter.

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