skipper

The master of a ship.

A coach, director, or other leader.

The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

To captain a ship or a sports team.

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.

A person who skips, or fails to attend class.

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.

A young, thoughtless person.

The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leaps to escape predators.

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

To take shelter in a barn or shed.