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   skipper

   /ˈskɪpə/

   noun

   • 1. the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel: "the skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling"
   • ▪ the captain of a side in a game or sport: "the former Derbyshire batsman has been retained as skipper"
   • ▪ the captain of an aircraft.

   verb

   • 1. act as captain of: "the course teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schipper, from schip ‘ship’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skipperSkipper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Skipper can refer to a type of insect, a boat captain, a baseball manager, or a verb meaning to act as a skipper. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words of skipper from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Skipper is a noun or a verb that means the captain of a ship, boat, team, or aircraft. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and related words and phrases from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   2 days ago · The person in charge of a ship or boat is the skipper. Another word for the skipper is the "captain," but skipper is so much more fun to say.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › skipperSKIPPER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Skipper is a noun or a verb that means the captain of a ship, boat, team, or aircraft. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and related words and phrases from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of the name Skipper?

   • The name Skipper is of American, Dutch, English origins and means it has more than one root.\. The name is mostly used in English speaking countries, but also in a few other countries and languages of the world.

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   What does a Skipper do on a race boat?

   • Now comes a major league honor for the skipper that navigated the team's season. Now from the bridge the skipper announces he'll make two test speed runs down one of the world's most famous racing boat courses. On the converse, the skipper in the opposite dugout must have his team defensively prepared to handle strategic hitting.

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   What is the history of Skipper?

   • Skipper was first published as a commercial tool under the name ORM Designer in 2009. It was created as an internal tool for the web applications developed by Inventic. The application was then reworked and optimized in January 2013, and released as ORM Designer 2.

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   How does Skipper function?

   • Skipper functions by first converting imported source files to XML format for further processing. This includes no conversion for XML files, simple conversion for YML files, and the creation of the Abstract Syntax Tree and its subsequent conversion to XML for PHP annotations. Skipper is built on the Qt framework and uses XSL transformations powered by the LibXslt library.

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   What is Skipper in PHP?

   • Skipper is a visualization tool and code/schema generator for PHP ORM frameworks like Doctrine2, Doctrine, Propel, and CakePHP. It is developed by Czech company Inventic, s.r.o. based in Brno. Used in the context of PHP, Skipper is a visualization tool and code/schema generator.

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   Are boat skippers going to deeper waters?

   • Older boats and younger skippers are going to ever deeper waters, and that raises major safety questions. Several reports on possible locations of the wreck were received from fishing vessel skippers, and six from other sources. Skippers are forced to fish in bad weather.

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   There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun skipper.See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.