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Halfback vs Skipper - What's the difference?

halfback | skipper |

As nouns the difference between halfback and skipper

is that halfback is (american football) an offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays while skipper is (label) the master of a ship (literally, 'shipper') or skipper can be one who skips.

As a verb skipper is

to be the skipper of a ship.

halfback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
  • (Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
  • (field hockey) A position in field hockey, with both offensive and defensive roles.

    • skipper

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) scipper, from scip. Compare German (m), (m), Old Norse (m); confer (m), (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) The master of a ship (literally, 'shipper').
  • *
    • , 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= 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 , captain

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be the skipper of a ship

    • Etymology 2

    See to skip .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • The , which leap to escape predators.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    * English terms with multiple etymologies English agent nouns