cocaptain
noun
co·cap·tain
ˈkō-ˌkap-tən 
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
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
The New York Times
Examples of cocaptain in a Sentence
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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
Chelmsford senior cocaptain Remoré Serra (1), a UMass-Amherst commit who has been the Lions' MVP since her sophomore year, has been described by coach Susan D'Agostino as an unselfish player.
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
With junior cocaptain Matt Costello carding a 2-under-par-69 for medalist honors, that score resulted in a 13-stroke victory over runner-up Duxbury (303).
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Chelmsford senior cocaptain Emily Stagnone (left) began playing field hockey at the youth level since fifth grade under varsity head coach Susan D'Agostino (right).
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Carson Muse, a junior cocaptain who has earned the No. 1 spot, posted a scoring average of 72.0 on the PGA Junior Tour in 2022.
—Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
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
Chelmsford senior cocaptain Remoré Serra (1), a UMass-Amherst commit who has been the Lions' MVP since her sophomore year, has been described by coach Susan D'Agostino as an unselfish player.
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
With junior cocaptain Matt Costello carding a 2-under-par-69 for medalist honors, that score resulted in a 13-stroke victory over runner-up Duxbury (303).
—Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Chelmsford senior cocaptain Emily Stagnone (left) began playing field hockey at the youth level since fifth grade under varsity head coach Susan D'Agostino (right).
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Carson Muse, a junior cocaptain who has earned the No. 1 spot, posted a scoring average of 72.0 on the PGA Junior Tour in 2022.
—Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
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“Cocaptain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocaptain. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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