Meaning
skipper, boat captain
- The captain or person in command of a recreational boat or yacht, especially a sailboat.
In a sentence
Abbiamo noleggiato una barca a vela con uno skipper esperto.
We chartered a sailboat with an experienced skipper.
Lo skipper ha deciso di rientrare in porto prima della tempesta.
The skipper decided to head back to port before the storm.
Lavora come skipper lungo la costa amalfitana durante l'estate.
He works as a skipper along the Amalfi Coast during the summer.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| skipper | singular |
| skipper | plural |
| skipper | Masc|Fem · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword: 'lo skipper', 'la skipper', plural 'gli skipper', 'le skipper'.
- Takes 'lo' and 'gli' for the masculine form because it begins with 's' + consonant.