skimmer

Meaning

Noun

1. A device that skims.
2. A device that skims.
3. A device that skims.
4. A person who skims.
5. 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.
6. Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
7. A ballet flat shoe.
8. A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
9. Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
10. A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
11. A surface ship.
12. A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
13. Synonym of water strider.

Verb

1. To shimmer.
2. To move quickly, to flutter.

Synonyms

straw hat

boater

perforated spoon

leghorn

sailor

straining spoon

water scooter

pond skater

separator

skater

water skeeter

water skimmer

water skipper

water bug

magic bug

water skater

Panama

🇵🇦

water strider

Panama hat

earth mover

push-type scraper

foam separator

push dozer

soil shifter

pusher-dozer

dross extractor

slag skimmer

analyzer

entrainment eliminator

Jesus bug

skimming tool

basher

bulldozer

burster

cutwater

demister

dozer

knockout

ladle

splitter

trap

🪤

water spider

blader

desticker

dissociator

segregator

sea-skimmer

pushdozer

slag separator

Translations

écumoire

bec-en-ciseaux

espumadera

schuimspaan

Schaumlöffel

scrematrice

Schaumkelle

مكشطة

panama

panamà

Strohhut

escumadora

Netzlöffel

Planierbagger

قاشد

Etymology

From skim + -er.