skimmer
/'skimə/
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A black skimmer glides low over the calm water with its lower bill cutting a thin line.
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of seabird: A gull-like bird that flies close to the water's surface with its elongated lower mandible immersed to catch food.
- A type of hat: A stiff, flat-crowned hat made of straw.
- A kitchen utensil: A shallow, perforated spoon or ladle used to remove fat, foam, or solids from the surface of liquids.
- A type of reader: A person who reads quickly and superficially.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Seabird):
- We saw a skimmer gliding over the waves, its lower beak cutting through the water.
- Noun (Hat):
- He wore a straw skimmer to the summer garden party.
- Noun (Utensil):
- Use a skimmer to remove the fat from the top of the soup.
- Noun (Reader):
- As a skimmer, he often missed important details in the reports.
Advanced Usage
- "Skimmer" in technology (informal): A device illegally used to capture data, such as from a credit card's magnetic strip.
- Thieves installed a skimmer on the ATM to steal card information.
Variants and Related Words
- Skim (verb): To move quickly and lightly over a surface, or to read something quickly to grasp the main ideas.
- The swallows skimmed the lake's surface.
- I only had time to skim the article.
Synonyms
- For the bird: Scissor-bill (a common name for some skimmer species).
- For the hat: Boater, sailor hat.
- For the utensil: Strainer, slotted spoon.
- For the reader: Scanner, superficial reader.
Related Phrases
- Credit card skimmer: The aforementioned illegal data-capturing device.
- Always check for a credit card skimmer before using an ATM.
A black skimmer glides low over the calm water with its lower bill cutting a thin line.
Noun
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
- a rapid superficial reader