Skimmer


noun
1.
a person or thing that skims.
2.
a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids.
3.
any of several gull-like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while in search of food.
4.
a stiff, wide-brimmed hat with a shallow flat crown, usually made of straw.
5.
a woman’s A-line dress with side darts that shape it slightly to the body.
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

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