# skimmer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,076

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From skim + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skimmer