Skipper vs Pilot - What's the difference?
skipper | pilot |
(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)
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
(AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
(AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
* 1834 , , A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , E. L. Cary and A. Hart,
Something serving as a test or trial.
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
A sample episode of a proposed TV series
(rail transport) A cowcatcher.
A pilot light.
One who flies a kite.
* 2003 , John P. Glaser, A Father's Collage , page 31:
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run'', ''pilot plant )
Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle )
Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")
To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
In transitive terms the difference between skipper and pilot
is that skipper is to be the skipper of a ship while pilot is to test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc..As an adjective pilot is
made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant.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)
pilot
English
(wikipedia pilot)Noun
(en noun)- (Dryden)
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- So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots .
- We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program city-wide.
- The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
- Julia has become quite a good kite pilot . She has learned how to repeatedly buzz her father's head, coming within two feet, and not hitting him.