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Skimmer

A device that skims.

📖 Definitions of "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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Skimmer"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
boaternoun	(clothing) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.
straw hatnoun	A stiff hat, made from woven straw.
panamanoun	A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
leghornnoun	(dated) The city of Livorno in Italy.
sailornoun	A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Skimmer"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
straw hatnoun	A stiff hat, made from woven straw.
boaternoun	(clothing) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.
sailornoun	A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
panamanoun	A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
leghornnoun	(dated) The city of Livorno in Italy.
nozzlenoun	A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
skimmingnoun	(crime) The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
skimnoun	A cursory reading, skipping the details.
skimboardernoun	One who takes part in the sport of skimboarding.
skimboardverb	To take part in skimboarding.
skooternoun	Synonym of scooter skirt.
skimobilingnoun	The use of a skimobile; snowmobiling.
skiddernoun	(engineering) a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest.
skimobilenoun	snowmobile
sea skimmingnoun	(military) The practice of a missile or aircraft flying as low as possible, minimizing the range at which it can be detected by a target at sea.
scatenoun	Obsolete form of skate (“footwear”). [A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.]
skimboardingnoun	A form of surfing in shallow water near a beach.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
skitenoun	A trick.
water skippernoun	Synonym of water strider.