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The person in charge, nautical confidence included even if the boat is a cubicle.
means The person who's in charge of a ship, team, or small group, trusted to make the calls and steer things through.
from From Middle English 'skipper,' borrowed from Middle Dutch 'schipper,' built on 'schip' (ship) — literally 'one who ships,' i.e. the person who mans and commands the vessel. English picked it up through trade contact with Dutch sailors and merchants, and the word quietly sailed ashore over the centuries to mean any team captain or person in charge, boat optional.
- origin
- from Dutch schipper, meaning ship owner
- also means
- certain fast-flying butterflies, oddly enough
- sports use
- captain of a cricket or sailing team
- cartoon fame
- penguin leader in Madagascar, very bossy