skipper
noun
the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
had been skippering
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past perfect progressiveof skipper.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Gary Burrows of the DoE had been skippering our boat.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2015
