Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vice-captain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: vice--cap-tain
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player who takes on the responsibilities of captain when the captain is not playing.

Etymology

From vice- + captain.

Inflected Forms

vice-captains (plural)

Questions

What does vice-captain mean?: A player who takes on the responsibilities of captain when the captain is not playing.
Where does vice-captain come from?: From vice- + captain.

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