flag captain
noun
the captain of a flagship
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Historical Examples of flag captain
He was a great friend of their father, and, said the boys, was most likely to make him his flag-captain.
The Stokesley SecretCharlotte M. Yonge
You wish a situation, you say; and, if I were an Admiral, I would make you my flag-captain.
The Red RoverJames Fenimore Cooper
Frank, as his flag-captain, took part in the chase after Villeneuve to the West Indies and back.
Jane Austen, Her Life and LettersWilliam Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
Can you inform me, sir,” said he to the flag-captain, “whether the Zenobia or Orestes sail with the squadron?
The PoacherFrederick Marryat
His splendid conduct while flag-captain to Admiral Kergarouet was written in visible letters on his scarred face.
BeatrixHonore de Balzac