skipper

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The master of a ship.
2. 2
   A coach, director, or other leader.
3. 3
   The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
4. 4
   Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
5. 5
   A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
6. 6
   One who jumps rope.
7. 7
   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.
8. 8
   Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
9. 9
   A young, thoughtless person.
10. 10
    The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
11. 11
    A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
12. 12
    A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.

Verb

1. 1
   To captain a ship or a sports team.
2. 2
   To take shelter in a barn or shed.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A male given name.