Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copper captain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: cop-per -cap-tain
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person falsely giving themselves the title of captain.

Example Sentences

"Michael Perez, the copper captain"
"To this copper captain therefore, was confided the command of the troops."

Inflected Forms

copper captains (plural)

Questions

What does copper captain mean?: A person falsely giving themselves the title of captain.

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