Skipper: alternatives and connections

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police office…

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The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

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A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledg…

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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A basket. See Skep.

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A basket. See Skep.

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A head, or chief officer

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A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

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The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.

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