Barbie vs Skipper - What's the difference?
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(label) The master of a ship (literally, 'shipper').
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=10
, passage=The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.}}
A coach, director, or other leader.
(label) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
* {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Sam Sheringham, work=BBC
, title= 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 .
(obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.
The , which leap to escape predators.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between barbie and skipper
is that barbie is short form of barbecue while skipper is the master of a ship (literally, 'shipper').As a proper noun Barbie
is a diminutive of the female given name Barbara.As a verb skipper is
to be the skipper of a ship.skipper
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) scipper, from scip. Compare German (m), (m), Old Norse (m); confer (m), (m).Noun
(en noun)Liverpool 0-1 Wolverhampton, passage=But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool}}
Synonyms
* (nautical) master , captainEtymology 2
See to skip .Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)