Skipper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a student who fails to attend classes

an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪpə/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɪpɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

captain sea captain master

Parts of Speech

noun	a student who fails to attend classes
noun	an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
noun	the naval officer in command of a military ship
verb	work as the skipper on a vessel

Word Forms

skip	verb	intentionally fail to attend
mastership	noun	the position of master
captainship	noun	the post of captain
skipper	verb	work as the skipper on a vessel
skipper	noun	an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kapitän

ein Schüler, der den Unterricht nicht besucht

🇪🇸Spanish

patrón

un estudiante que no asiste a clases

🇳🇱Dutch

schipper

een leerling die de lessen niet bijwoont

🇵🇹Portuguese

capitão

um aluno que não compareceu às aulas

🇷🇺Russian

шкипер

студент, который не посещает занятия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कप्तान

एक छात्र जो कक्षाओं में उपस्थित होने में विफल रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অধিনায়ক

একজন ছাত্র যে ক্লাসে যোগ দিতে ব্যর্থ হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கேப்டன்

வகுப்புகளுக்குச் செல்லத் தவறிய மாணவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కెప్టెన్

తరగతులకు హాజరు కావడంలో విఫలమైన విద్యార్థి

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्णधार

एक विद्यार्थी जो वर्गांना उपस्थित राहू शकत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુકાની

એક વિદ્યાર્થી જે વર્ગોમાં હાજરી આપવામાં નિષ્ફળ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಯಕ

ತರಗತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಜರಾಗಲು ವಿಫಲರಾದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നായകൻ

ക്ലാസുകളിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു വിദ്യാർത്ഥി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਪਤਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਜੋ ਕਲਾਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کپتان

ایک طالب علم جو کلاس میں شرکت کرنے میں ناکام رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

船长

缺课的学生

🇯🇵Japanese

スキッパー

授業に出席しない生徒

🇰🇷Korean

선장

수업에 출석하지 않는 학생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuyền trưởng

một học sinh không đến lớp

🇹🇭Thai

กัปตัน

นักเรียนที่ไม่เข้าชั้นเรียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

juragan

seorang siswa yang tidak menghadiri kelas

🇵🇭Filipino

kapitan

isang mag-aaral na hindi pumasok sa mga klase

🇲🇾Malay

nakhoda

seorang pelajar yang gagal menghadiri kelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ربان

الطالب الذي يفشل في حضور الفصول الدراسية

🇮🇷Persian

کاپیتان

دانش آموزی که موفق به شرکت در کلاس ها نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kaptan

derslere girmeyen öğrenci

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַב חוֹבֵל

תלמיד שלא מצליח להשתתף בשיעורים

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