skipper
noun
the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
have skippered
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present perfectof skipper.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He also races sailboats well enough to have been named Yachtsman of the Year in 1970 and 1973, and to have skippered Mariner in the 1974 America's Cup trials.
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