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bus captain

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Singapore/bʌs ˈkaptɪn/

bus captain noun: a bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as ensuring proper care for the bus.

Noun

bus captain (plural bus captains)

  1. (Singapore) A bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as ensuring proper care for the bus.
    • There is hardly any justification for a fare hike just to pay for and retain the bus captains, which was what SBS's Mrs Cheng had used as a justification.2001, Sintercom, Not ST Forum: Bus fare hike, Google Groups
    • The bus captain informed her that the journey cost $1.60.2011, Ruth Cheng, TODAY (Singapore), page 13

Forms of bus captain

pluralbus captains

Origin of bus captain

From bus + captain.

Questions about bus captain

What does bus captain mean?
Bus captain means a bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as ensuring proper care for the bus.
What part of speech is bus captain?
Bus captain is a noun.
How do you pronounce bus captain?
Bus captain is pronounced /bʌs ˈkaptɪn/ (Singapore).
What is the plural of bus captain?
The plural of bus captain is bus captains.

Words near bus captain in the dictionary

  1. bus bridges
  2. bus buddies
  3. bus buddy
  4. bus bulb
  5. bus bulbs
  6. bus captain
  7. bus captains
  8. bus conductor
  9. bus conductors
  10. bus conductress
  11. bus conductresses

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