Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Skip
English answer:
leader, boss, manager (person in authority)
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Skip
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Skip
- How you doing, Skip?
- I'm not the skip any more. You are.
Two characters met for the first time in the series. I don't have any previous conversation. The material is British (Liverpool).
Sorry if it became guessing game.
Thanks in advance,
- I'm not the skip any more. You are.
Two characters met for the first time in the series. I don't have any previous conversation. The material is British (Liverpool).
Sorry if it became guessing game.
Thanks in advance,
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Yvonne Gallagher
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right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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leader, boss, manager (person in authority)
obviously not the captain of a boat here though could be captain in a police force.
You have not given enough context to pin down the best term. Please don't expect us to watch a whole series, or even part of it, for context.
Police captain is not a UK term but US rank (called chief inspector in UK).
Though the head of department could be called Skip(per), especially informally.
It could also refer to the captain/manager of a sports team if that was your context.
However, leader or boss is probably the best cover-all term since we have insufficient context.
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glad to have helped
You have not given enough context to pin down the best term. Please don't expect us to watch a whole series, or even part of it, for context.
Police captain is not a UK term but US rank (called chief inspector in UK).
Though the head of department could be called Skip(per), especially informally.
It could also refer to the captain/manager of a sports team if that was your context.
However, leader or boss is probably the best cover-all term since we have insufficient context.
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs (2022-03-26 11:10:15 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
Note from asker:
| I think you got it right. I think they are referring to old times. Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
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Kiet Bach
: Did you read my note added at 4 hrs? "... person in authority"
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Thanks. So you really agree with this! (Maybe you should read the context available before submitting answers and not just pick the first meaning from a dictionary. I don't get several stabs at answers so why should you? "Curling" LOL
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Clauwolf
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thank you. Don't get "no raids is essential"?
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Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship
... skep or skip can be short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship. ...
https://wikidiff.com/skip/skipper
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-03-25 06:09:48 GMT)
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Noun
(en noun)
* Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
* (curling) The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
https://wikidiff.com/skip/skipper
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-03-25 15:24:05 GMT)
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Answer to asker: One of the police officers could be the Captain of a water police boat/ship. Liverpool is a maritime city in UK.
Liverpool is a maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Liverpool, UK/@53.4120954,...
https://wikidiff.com/skip/skipper
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-03-25 06:09:48 GMT)
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Noun
(en noun)
* Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
* (curling) The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
https://wikidiff.com/skip/skipper
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-03-25 15:24:05 GMT)
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Answer to asker: One of the police officers could be the Captain of a water police boat/ship. Liverpool is a maritime city in UK.
Liverpool is a maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Liverpool, UK/@53.4120954,...
Note from asker:
| I don't think so. Thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Quite possible, but Asker is lazy. We don't even know what the series is about. Could also be football, for example.
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Thank you!
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philgoddard
: In this case, it just means boss.
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Thank you!
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Yvonne Gallagher
: 2 police officers?
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Did you read my note added at 4 hrs? "... person in authority"
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Jennifer Levey
: It's a common informal way of addressing a (quote from your answer) 'person in authority' in many contexts: police force, sports team, Scout troop, crew of a ship or plane, etc.
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Thank you!
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