The difference between Captain and Skipper

When used as nouns, captain means a chief or leader, whereas skipper means the master of a ship.

When used as verbs, captain means to act as captain, whereas skipper means to captain a ship or a sports team.

check bellow for the other definitions of Captain and Skipper

Captain as a noun:

A chief or leader.
Captain as a noun:

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

Examples:

"The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."
Captain as a noun:

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Captain as a noun:

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
Captain as a noun:

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
Captain as a noun:

One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
Captain as a noun:

The leader of a group of workers.

Examples:

"John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
Captain as a noun:

The head boy of a school.
Captain as a noun:

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Captain as a noun (southern US):

An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Captain as a noun (internet):

Someone who provides contextual information for a post. Originally a shorthand for 'Captain Obvious'.

Captain as a verb (intransitive):

To act as captain
Captain as a verb (transitive):

To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

Skipper as a noun (nautical):

The master of a ship.
Skipper as a noun:

A coach, director, or other leader.
Skipper as a noun (sports):

The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

Skipper as a noun:

one who skips.
Skipper as a noun:

A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
Skipper as a noun:

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
Skipper as a noun:

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially , the .
Skipper as a noun (obsolete):

A young, thoughtless person.

Examples:

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Skipper as a noun:

The , the larva of a cheese fly, in , which leaps to escape predators.