What's the difference between captain and skipper?

Captain


Definition:

  • (n.) A head, or chief officer
  • (n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
  • (n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
  • (n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
  • (n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
  • (n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
  • (n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.
  • (n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
  • (n.) A military leader; a warrior.
  • (v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.
  • (a.) Chief; superior.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He was the first to win as a captain and a manager.
  • (2) Coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo on Friday pleaded for foreign help to preserve the territorial integrity of the former French colony, a major gold and cotton producer.
  • (3) Henderson was given permission to join Fulham when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield in 2012 but has since developed into an important asset for the Liverpool manager, to the extent that the 24-year-old is the leading candidate to succeed Steven Gerrard as club captain when the 34-year-old leaves for LA Galaxy.
  • (4) Among the dead were two young young officers, Major Mujahid Ali and Captain Usman, whose life stories the media seized upon, helped by the military's public relations machine.
  • (5) He sends a low ball into the middle, in the general direction of Fabregas, but the former Arsenal captain can't get ahead of Lahm, who is making a proper nuisance of himself.
  • (6) This is no doubt a captain’s pick by Malcolm Turnbull and we hope for the sake of the relationship that it has been a good pick.” The planned appointment of Hockey to the Washington role has been one of the worst-kept secrets in Australian politics .
  • (7) Nemanja Vidic will leave Manchester United at the end of the season, the captain stating he wants to challenge himself again.
  • (8) There was effectively a state of open warfare between Mourinho and the club captain Iker Casillas.
  • (9) The club captain, whose return had been delayed due to his participation at Euro 2012 with Holland, underwent his medical assessment and he and the manager sought to put a professional front on what has been a deep fissure in their relationship.
  • (10) Manager Claudio Ranieri, captain Wes Morgan and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel were spotted at the airport, where hordes of local media and fans waited for their arrival.
  • (11) He admitted the increased profile afforded him by appearances in movies such as Captain America , its forthcoming sequel The Winter Soldier and 2012's $1.5bn superhero ensemble piece The Avengers had helped him get a foot on the ladder as a film-maker.
  • (12) Patrick Vieira, captain and on-pitch embodiment of Wenger’s reign, won the trophy with the last kick of his career at the club in the season when the Arsenal-United axis was finally broken by Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
  • (13) The home fans were lifted by the sight of Billy Bonds, a legend in these parts, being presented with a lifetime achievement award before the kick-off and the former West Ham captain and manager probably would have enjoyed playing in Allardyce's combative midfield.
  • (14) The other rowers in the Arctic crew were Billy Gammon, 37, from Cornwall; Rob Sleep, 38, and British army officer Captain David Mans, 28, both from Hampshire.
  • (15) Now 31, England captain and a respected veteran of the game, she's seen plausible, semi-professional wages become a part of women's football – finally – and can currently expect to earn about £25,000 a season.
  • (16) His marker, it emerged, had been the subject of an unwitting bodycheck by his captain.
  • (17) True, that comment was made early in Guardiola’s spell as Bayern manager and perhaps it was just a way of endearing himself to his new captain, but there is no doubt the former Barcelona manager adores Lahm.
  • (18) Scarborough council said leaving the houses standing could cause a domino-effect down the steep slope above the picturesque harbour where the explorer Captain James Cook lodged and learned his seafaring skills.
  • (19) Ronald Johnson, the Missouri highway patrol captain drafted by the governor to take over security in the town and calm the situation down, blamed “premeditated criminal acts”.
  • (20) There was no place for the captain Iker Casillas nor for Xavi, this generation’s ideologue.

Skipper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, skips.
  • (n.) A young, thoughtless person.
  • (n.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
  • (n.) The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
  • (n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
  • (n.) A ship boy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brazil skipper Thiago Silva must sit this one out on the naughty step after picking up a silly booking - his second of the tournament - for obstructing Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina as he attempted to take a kick.
  • (2) In electrophysiological experiments intracellular microelectrode recordings of responses to illumination are made from single retinular cells of the skipper, Epargyreus clarus, an animal that lacks iris pigment.
  • (3) You always wonder how the AL skipper is going to fare under National League rules, and as far as I can tell, Farrell has never been a part of a NL team as a player or as a coach or manager.
  • (4) McKenzie’s concerns about the portrayal of a dying reef are shared by Claire Zwick, a former GBRMPA boat skipper and now co-owner of Coral Sea Dreaming in Cairns.
  • (5) Kyle Lohse has been insane this season, yet some were surprised when Cards skipper Mike Matheny picked him to start the wild-card game against the Braves.
  • (6) Many butterfly names are inaccurate – the Essex skipper, for instance, is found far beyond that county – and some are becoming more so.
  • (7) A skipper has no say in selection, he has no say in tactics, he has no say in substitutions.
  • (8) Fishing boat skipper Steve Yeandle was in no doubt.
  • (9) Costa Rican Carlos Hernandez whipped in a pinpoint free-kick from the left for skipper Durante to shade home on the far post.
  • (10) The ball was crossed from the left and the Liverpool skipper looped it into the top right-hand corner with a fine header from the edge of the six-yard box.
  • (11) Clean break England's new skipper's line on chastity: 2007 – Rio denies organising the £4k-per-head Man United Christmas party, which was set up, a club insider told the press, "for players only: strictly no wives or girlfriends.
  • (12) The first (Skipper) assumes that sensitive and resistant populations are present at the beginning of treatment.
  • (13) Still, it’s an impressive coup for the league to ensure their part of the deal and the stability it brings – whatever the multi-platform future, the large-scale TV deal is still one of the key unsentimental litmus tests for how a league is translating, and while the network executives, particularly ESPN’s John Skipper, acknowledged that “it’s a future buy.
  • (14) ESPN chief executive John Skipper said in a memo to the sports network’s staff members that Smith’s comments don’t reflect the company’s viewpoint or values.
  • (15) Skipper admitted he does not want a repeat of last time when they were salami-sliced by 15%, along with all the other – much better financed, Northern Ballet point out – ballet and opera companies.
  • (16) I have known Daniel Sturridge a long time but the skipper has been great with us,” said Delph, who was one of four new faces called up last week.
  • (17) Below is Tate Hill Sands, where the ship carrying Dracula ran aground, its crew missing, its dead skipper lashed to the wheel.
  • (18) Separately, a Gambian skipper suspected of smuggling 116 African migrants was detained by Italian police.
  • (19) Photograph: Alamy There are whales and dolphins just off the coast, and it is possible to avoid the more commercial whale-watching trips; I sailed with skipper João Vieira on the Ilhéu , an elegant 1946 ketch.
  • (20) Based on response to a 124-item food checklist, subjects' usual breakfast habits were classified into one of six discrete categories: 1) Skipper, 2) Ready-to-Eat (RTE) cereal with Fiber, 3) Traditional Breakfast, 4) Chips or Sweets, 5) Other RTE, or 6) Mixed Breakfasts.