Raymond G. "Skipper" Post Jr., FAIA, a visionary architect and dedicated community leader, built an extraordinary legacy through his architectural achievements and civic engagement.

Skipper is an informal name for the captain, a way to address the person who's at the helm of a boat or in command of a Navy ship. The word skipper comes from the Dutch schipper, from schip, or "ship."

SKIPPER definition: 1. the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: 2. to be the captain of a boat…. Learn more.

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You can use skipper to refer to the captain of a sports team. The England skipper is confident.

3. a manager or leader, as of a sporting team vb to act as skipper (of) [C14: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schipper shipper]

A skipper is a person who has command or control over a vessel such as a ship or a boat, or someone who is in charge of a sports team. The term is often used in context of sailing and yachting.

skipper (third-person singular simple present skippers, present participle skippering, simple past and past participle skippered) (intransitive) To take shelter in a barn or shed.

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