skimmer
pronunciation
How to pronounce skimmer in British English:
UK ['skɪmə]
How to pronounce skimmer in American English:
US ['skɪmə]
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- Noun:
- a rapid superficial reader
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
- a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
Word Origin
- skimmer (n.)
- "skimming utensil," late 14c., agent noun from skim (v.). From 1751 as "one who reads superficially." The North American shore bird (1785) is so called from its method of feeding. As "one who diverts money from earnings for some private purpose" by 1970.
Example
- 1. He stood facing skimmer with aggressive eyes .
- 2. A flock of african skimmer birds glides over the fish-rich waters of gabon 's coastal region .
- 3. She again took up the shining skimmer , held it beneath the pump , and began anew .
- 4. The surface skin from bituminous samples can be removed with a skimmer .
- 5. Gull family ; skimmer family ; jaeger family ; auk family .