cocaptain

noun

co·​cap·​tain ˈkō-ˌkap-tən How to pronounce cocaptain (audio)
variants or co-captain
plural cocaptains or co-captains
: one of two or more people who are captains of a side or team in a sports contest or similar activity
the cocaptains of a high school football team
Mack had been the one, all their lives, who was good at things: captain of the football team, co-captain of the basketball team, star third baseman.Richard Bausch
cocaptain transitive verb
or co-captain
cocaptained or co-captained; cocaptaining or co-captaining
He co-captained the football team and was an all-Coast defensive end selection. The New York Times

Examples of cocaptain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Jack was elected cocaptain ahead of this season, becoming just the second sophomore captain in the 34-year tenure of coach Mark Metropolis at St. John’s Prep. Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023 Up front, junior cocaptain Antonia DiZoglio is the team’s returning scoring leader with 25 points last season. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2022 His teammates love their cocaptain. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023 Josh Smith, the Team U.S.A. cocaptain who first met Harry and Meghan at the 2018 Australia Games, shared time with them again in the Netherlands. Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for cocaptain 

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Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocaptain was in 1928

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Cite this Entry

“Cocaptain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocaptain. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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