skimmer in WordNet English dictionary

1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
   boater  leghorn  Panama  Panama hat  sailor  skimmer  straw hat 
   
2. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
   skimmer 
   
3. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
   skimmer 
   
4. a rapid superficial reader
   skimmer