staff captain
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of staff captain
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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He is a staff captain in the Czech Army, the equivalent of major in the United States Army.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2020
It was a 29-year-old staff captain in the Czech Republic Army who ran as if he was in deep agony and his next step would be his last.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2020
His brown skin reddened as he shook hands, for it is not every day that a staff captain greets one of the rank and file in such democratic fashion.
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
I read a type-written document from the staff captain that related to the collection, "as opportunity offers," of two field guns captured from the enemy two days before.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
One can realise what disaster had overtaken even the best arrangements, when even Brigade H.Q., with a whole staff captain to look after them, hadn't so much as a crust for breakfast.
From The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by David Douglas Ogilvie
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