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skimmer in British English
(ˈskɪmə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that skims
2.
any of several mainly tropical coastal aquatic birds of the genus Rhynchops, having long narrow wings and a bill with an elongated lower mandible for skimming food from the surface of the water: family Rynchopidae, order Charadriiformes
3.
a flat perforated spoon used for skimming fat from liquids
skimmer in American English
(ˈskɪmər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that skims
2.
any utensil used in skimming liquids
3.
any of a family (Rynchopidae) of long-winged shorebirds that use their elongatedlower bill to scoop up food while skimming over water
4.
any of a family (Libellulidae) of large dragonflies that hover low over ponds, ditches, etc.
5. US
a hat, usually of straw, with a flat crown and a wide, straight brim
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