Skipper vs Captain - 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)
A chief or leader.
*1526 , The (Bible) , tr. (William Tyndale), (w) 2:
*:For out of the shal come a captaine , whych shall govern my people israhel.
*1929 , (Rudyard Kipling), "
*:Stand up-stand up, Northumberland! / I bid you answer true, / If England's King has under his hand / A Captain as good as you?
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
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An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
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*:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain , as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.."
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard]], NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a . A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or [[United States Air Force, Air Force colonel.
(senseid)One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
*(Remember the Titans)
*:Captain's supposed to be the leader, right?
*{{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 5, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
, title= The leader of a group of workers.
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*1977 , Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, lyricists, ,
*:So I called up the Captain , "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
(lb) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel .
Captain is a synonym of skipper.
In transitive terms the difference between skipper and captain
is that skipper is to be the skipper of a ship while captain is to exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.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)
captain
English
Noun
(en noun)The English Way":
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool, passage=As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.}}
