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Skimmer

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Noun

1. skimmer

a rapid superficial reader

2. skimmer

a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids

3. boater, leghorn, panama, panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

4. skimmer

gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Skimmer

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that skims
2. 
any of several mainly tropical coastal aquatic birds of the genus Rhynchops, having long narrow wings and a bill with an elongated lower mandible for skimming food from the surface of the water: family Rynchopidae, order Charadriiformes
3. 
a flat perforated spoon used for skimming fat from liquids

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Skimmer

see synonyms of skimmer
noun
1. 
a person or thing that skims
2. 
any utensil used in skimming liquids
3. 
any of a family (Rynchopidae) of long-winged shorebirds that use their elongated lower bill to scoop up food while skimming over water
4. 
any of a family (Libellulidae) of large dragonflies that hover low over ponds, ditches, etc.
5.  US
a hat, usually of straw, with a flat crown and a wide, straight brim

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Skimmer

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n.
1. One that skims, such as a large perforated spoon used in skimming liquids.
2. A light, usually straw hat with a stiff wide brim and a flat shallow crown.
3. Any of several chiefly coastal seabirds of the genus Rynchops, having long narrow wings and an elongated lower mandible that is used to skim the water's surface for food, especially the black skimmer.
4. Any of various dragonflies chiefly of the family Libellulidae, often found near lakes and ponds.
5. A device, usually resembling a machine for making electronic transactions, that illicitly copies the information on a credit card for use in skimming frauds.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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