Skimmer may refer to:

Animals

Skimmer (bird) The skimmers, forming the genus ''Rynchops'', are tern-like birds in the family Laridae. The genus comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They were formerly known as the scissorbills. The three species are the on ...

, a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops'' * Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae *

Water strider The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or water skimmers. Consistent with the classification of the Gerridae as t ...

or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Gerridae *

Atlantic surf clam The Atlantic surf clam (''Spisula solidissima''), also called the bar clam, hen clam, skimmer or simply sea clam, is a very large, edible, saltwater clam or marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae. It is commonly found in the western Atl ...

or skimmer, a species of mollusc

Other uses

* Skimmer (band), an English pop-punk band *

Skimmer (device) Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal. The ...

, for getting data from a credit card for later fraudulent use *

Skimmer (machine) An oil skimmer is a device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface from oil spills. The effectiveness of a skimmer is highly dependent on the roughness of the surrounding water that it is working on, the more choppy the surround ...

, for removing oil from a water surface *

Protein skimmer A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used to remove organic compounds such as food and waste particles from water. It is most commonly used in commercial applications like municipal water treatment facilities and public aquariums. S ...

or foam fractionator, a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria * Skimmer (dinghy), an American sailboat design from 1933 *A type of

hovercar A hover car is a personal vehicle that flies at a constant altitude of up to few meters (some feet) above the ground and used for personal transportation in the same way a modern automobile is employed. The concept usually appears in science fic ...

in the

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...

and other science fiction series *

Skimmer (hat) __NOTOC__ A boater (also straw boater, basher, skimmer, The English Panama, cady, katie, canotier, somer, sennit hat, or in Japan, can-can hat, suruken) is a semi-formal summer hat for men, which was popularised in the late 19th century and e ...

* Skimmer (reader), in speed reading * Skimmer (utensil), a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon

Animals

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