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four-striper

American  
[fawr-strahy-per, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈstraɪ pər, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. a captain in the U.S. Navy.


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A recent convert to baseball, Four-Striper McClure is now a rabid fan.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a four-striper, Captain Theodore Wirth, said that the Academy has its traditions too, the crowded committee room cheered.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was decorated again and given the battlewagon of an ailing four-striper.

From Project Gutenberg

A portly four-striper took Folsom by one arm.

From Project Gutenberg

In a few minutes the door opened, and through it there stepped a grizzled four-striper.

From Project Gutenberg