Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - skipper

 I. noun  Date: 13th century  1. any of various erratically active insects (as a click beetle or a water strider)  2. one that skips  3. saury  4. any of a superfamily (Hesperioidea, especially family Hesperiidae) of lepidopterous insects that visibly differ from the typical butterflies especially in having stout bodies, smaller wings, and usually hooked antennae  II. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch schipper, from schip ship; akin to Old English scip ship — more at ship  Date: 14th century  1. the master of a ship; especially the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat  2. the captain or first pilot of an airplane  3. a person in a position of leadership; especially a baseball team's manager  III. transitive verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 1893  1. to act as ~ of (as a boat)  2. to act as coach of (as a team)