Skimmer (noun)

1. A kitchen utensil used for removing food from the surface of liquids, such as fat from soup.
2. A device used to remove floating debris, such as oil, from the surface of a body of water.
3. A type of bird that feeds by skimming the surface of water.

Origin:

Derived from the verb 'to skim', meaning to remove something from the surface of a liquid.

Examples:

1. She used a skimmer to remove the fat from the top of the soup.
2. The skimmer helped remove the oil spill from the surface of the ocean.
3. The skimmer bird flew low over the water, its beak barely touching the surface.
4. He used the skimmer to remove the leaves and bugs from the surface of the pool.
5. The skimmer was a handy tool in the kitchen for removing unwanted substances from liquids.