skipper

the person in charge of a boat or ship, especially one that is small and not used for business purposes

capitán de barco, patrón

• be the skipper of something

Collocations skipper of a yacht · skipper of a fishing boat

• He was the skipper of the racing yacht.

  Él era el capitán del velero de carreras.

the person who leads a team in sports such as cricket or baseball, especially one who is also the best player of that sport on the team

capitán del equipo, líder deportivo

• be the skipper of a sports team

Collocations skipper of a cricket team · skipper of a baseball team

• She was the skipper of the national cricket team.

  Ella era la capitana del equipo nacional de críquet.

a child who is playing a game called 'skipper', in which they jump over a rope that two other children are turning

niño que salta la cuerda, niña que salta la cuerda

• be the skipper in a game

Collocations skipper in rope jumping · skipper in skipping

• Lucy was the skipper in the rope-jumping game.

  Lucy era la niña que saltaba la cuerda en el juego.