skimmer

Definitions

• A device that skims.
• A person who skims.
• Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
• Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
• A ballet flat shoe.
• (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae.
• (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
• (naval) A surface ship.
• (scifi) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.