Usually means: Device for removing surface liquids.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word skimmer:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. skimmer: Merriam-Webster
  2. skimmer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. skimmer: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. skimmer: Collins English Dictionary
  5. skimmer: Vocabulary.com
  6. Skimmer, skimmer: Wordnik
  7. skimmer: Wiktionary
  8. skimmer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. skimmer: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. skimmer: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. skimmer: Dictionary.com
  12. Skimmer (bird), Skimmer (device), Skimmer (dinghy), Skimmer (hat), Skimmer (machine), Skimmer (utensil), Skimmer: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Skimmer: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. skimmer: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. skimmer: Rhymezone
  16. Skimmer: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. skimmer: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. skimmer: FreeDictionary.org
  19. skimmer: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. skimmer: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. skimmer: Glossary of Science Fiction Jargon

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. skimmer: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. skimmer, skimmer: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. skimmer: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (skimmer)

noun:  A device that skims.
noun:  A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
noun:  A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
noun:  (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
noun:  A person who skims.
noun:  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.
noun:  Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
noun:  A ballet flat shoe.
noun:  A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
noun:  (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
noun:  (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
noun:  (naval) A surface ship.
noun:  (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
verb:  To shimmer.
verb:  To move quickly, to flutter.

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