field captain

American  

noun

Sports.

1. a member of a team taking active part in a game who is authorized to make decisions for the team, especially in regard to planning plays, deciding whether to accept penalties called by an official against the opponents, etc.

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field captain British  

noun

1. the senior official at an archery meeting, responsible for safety

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Example Sentences

Sophia Dunkley made 55 and Amy Jones was left stranded on 70 not out as West Indies put in a much-improved display with the ball and in the field - captain Hayley Matthews leading the way with 3-50.

From BBC

In a first-person account for The Marshall Project, Timothy Bazrowx described being beaten with a pipe and how a field captain shot at his feet during his first day of work in the fields.

From Salon

On my first morning in Greenland, I dropped in on a weather meeting with John Sonntag, mission scientist and de facto field captain for Nasa’s Operation IceBridge.

From The Guardian

When word of Major Duluth’s death was radioed back to the field, Captain Black responded with a surge of joy.

From Literature

A short man in a field captain’s uniform emerges from the backseat of the Mercedes and brushes something invisible from the sleeve of his coat.

From Literature