SKIMMER
Dictionary entry overview: What does skimmer mean?
• SKIMMER (noun)
The noun SKIMMER has 4 senses:
1. a rapid superficial reader
2. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
3. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
4. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
Familiarity information: SKIMMER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SKIMMER (noun)
Meaning:
A rapid superficial reader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("skimmer" is a kind of...):
reader (a person who can read; a literate person)
Meaning:
A cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skimmer" is a kind of...):
cooking utensil; cookware (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)
Meaning:
A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boater; leghorn; Panama hat; straw hat; Panama; skimmer; sailor
Hypernyms ("skimmer" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
Meaning:
Gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("skimmer" is a kind of...):
coastal diving bird (gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family)
Holonyms ("skimmer" is a member of...):
genus Rynchops; Rynchops (type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers)
