skimmer (n.)

  1. a rapid superficial reader

  2. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids

  3. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

    [ Syn: boater , leghorn , panama , panama hat , sailor , straw hat ]

  4. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food

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