skippered
past simple and past participle ofskipper
skipper
verb[T]
uk/ˈskɪp.ər/us/ˈskɪp.ɚ/to be thecaptainof aboat,team,aircraft, etc.
Synonym
captain
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- harness
- haul
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- have/hold the whip handidiom
- helm
- override
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- presence
- saddle
- skipper
Examplesofskippered
skippered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Anyone who knows the inshore fishing industry, must appreciate that it is essential that a boat shall beskipperedby a really first-class skipper.
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During the 1990s he was one of the stars of the national team and alsoskipperedthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heskipperedthe team and his form helped to steer them clear of relegation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Skipperedcharter is normally used for larger yachts for which a skipper/captain with documented special nautical skills and experience is required.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later in the war heskipperedarmed trawlers and minesweepers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hasskipperedthe national team on several occasions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It took several days before an unreliable motorboatskipperedby a septuagenarian could be made seaworthy and its departure was then delayed for two days by strong winds and currents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bichskipperedhis own yacht in the fourth and final match race.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kot alsoskipperedthese teams.
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