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led captain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An obsequious sidekick

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • January 8 1733, Jonathan Swift, letter to Lady Betty Germain Mr. Pope (with whom I lived) and Mr. Gay were then great favourites of Mrs. Howard, especially the latter, who was then one of her led-captains.

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