skimmer
The English word “skimmer” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- A person who skims.
- Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- A surface ship.
- A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- Synonym of water strider.
verb
Etymology
From skim + -er.
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