Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senior captain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: se-nior -cap-tain
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a military rank for a field officer above that of captain and below that of major

noun

a military rank for a naval officer above that of captain and below the admiral ranks or flag ranks

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

senior captains (plural)

Phrases

senior colonel

Frequently Paired Words

senior colonel

Synonyms

fleet captain commodore master senior grade

Questions

What does senior captain mean?: a military rank for a field officer above that of captain and below that of major

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