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. Description The three species ...

, 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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the ...

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 one of the most commonly found s ...

or skimmer, a species of mollusc

Other uses

* Skimmer (device), 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. They are commonly used to recover oil from oil spills in water, or in industrial situations where water is contaminated with oil. Oil skimmers are designed to ...

, for removing oil from a water surface * Skimmer (spa), for removing oil from spa and swimming pools 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, public aquariums, and ...

or foam fractionator, a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria *

Skimmer (dinghy) The Skimmer is an American sailing dinghy, that was designed by William F. Crosby for amateur construction in 1933. Design The Skimmer design conforms to the original Moth class rules, but with an emphasis on simplicity for ease of constructio ...

, 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 one yard (three feet) above the ground and used for personal transportation in the same way a modern automobile is employed. The concept usually appears in science fict ...

in the

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

and other science fiction series *

Skimmer (hat) __NOTOC__ A boater (also straw boater, basher, skimmer, The English Panama, cady, katie, canotier, somer, or sennit hat) is a semi-formal summer hat for men, which was popularised in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is normally ...

Skimmer (reader) Speed reading is any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to read quickly. Speed-reading methods include chunking and minimizing subvocalization. The many available speed-reading training programs may utilize books, videos, so ...

, in speed reading *

Skimmer (utensil) A skimmer is a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk, such as a spider used in Chinese cuisine Chinese cuisine comprises cuisines originating from Greater China, China, as ...

, a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon

Animals

Other uses

See also