skipper

skipper
noun
1) (Naut.) Kapitän, der; (of yacht) Skipper, der (Seglerjargon)
2) (Aeronaut.) [Flug]kapitän, der
3) (Sport) [Mannschafts]kapitän, der
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['skipə] 1. noun
(the captain of a ship, aeroplane or team.) der Kapitän
2. verb
(to act as skipper of: Who skippered the team?) als Kapitän vorstehen
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skip·per
[ˈskɪpəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n NAUT Kapitän m [zur See]; AVIAT [Flug]kapitän m; SPORT [Mannschafts]kapitän m; (form of address) Kapitän m
II. vt
to \skipper sth etw befehligen
to \skipper a ship Kapitän eines Schiffes sein
to \skipper an aircraft Flugkapitän sein
to \skipper a team Mannschaftsführer sein
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['skɪpə(r)]
1. n
Kapitän(in) m(f)

aye, aye skipper! — jawohl, Käpt'n!

2. vt
anführen

the team was skippered by X — Kapitän(in) der Mannschaft war X

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skipper [ˈskıpə(r)]
A s
1. SCHIFF Kapitän(in), (einer Segeljacht) Skipper(in)
2. FLUG Flugkapitän(in)
3. SPORT Mannschaftskapitän(in)
4. FISCH Makrelenhecht m
B v/t Kapitän(in) (gen) sein
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noun
1) (Naut.) Kapitän, der; (of yacht) Skipper, der (Seglerjargon)
2) (Aeronaut.) [Flug]kapitän, der
3) (Sport) [Mannschafts]kapitän, der
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n.
Schiffer - m.

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