[ˈskɪmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or thing that skims

- a hydroplane, hydrofoil, hovercraft, or other vessel that has little or no displacement at speed

- a concealed device placed on or near a card reader, which fraudulently copies data from a credit or debit card
(e.g: if you come across one of these skimmers, please do not use that specific ATM)

- a long-winged seabird related to the terns, feeding by flying low over the water surface with its knife-like extended lower mandible immersed

- a broad-bodied dragonfly commonly found at ponds and swamps. It can rest for long periods on a perch, from which it darts out to grab prey

- a close-fitting dress
(e.g: our collection includes wraps, skimmers, and pleated coat dresses)

- a flat, broad-brimmed straw hat
(e.g: his straw skimmer)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French escumoir, from escumer ‘skim’, from escume ‘scum’