Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "skimmer" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

shimmer shimming skimming

Derived Terms

African skimmer Indian skimmer black skimmer blue skimmer fiery skimmer neon skimmer sea skimmer slender skimmer spider skimmer

Derived From

skim

Etymologically Related To

shimmer

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chapeau coastal diving bird cooking utensil cookware hat lid reader

Type Of (IsA)

bird coastal diving bird cooking utensil reader

Related Terms

ballet flat bird bivalve code credit card flutter fraudulent genus laridae magnetic read record rynchops shell shimmer shoe skim species spoon

Synonym Network

boater scissorbill

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.