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led captains

led captains is the plural of led captain.

Meaning of led captain

Noun

led captain (plural led captains)

  1. (obsolete) An obsequious sidekick
    • 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.

Questions about led captains

What is led captains the plural of?
Led captains is the plural of led captain.

Words near led captains in the dictionary

  1. LED analyser
  2. LED analysers
  3. led astray
  4. led by the nose
  5. led captain
  6. led captains
  7. led from the front
  8. led horse
  9. led horses
  10. led in
  11. led nowhere

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