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I was a sidelines child: never class president, never team captain, never the one with the most valentines in my box.
Lois Lowry

Meaning of "team captain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEAM CAPTAIN

team captain  [tiːm ˈkæptɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEAM CAPTAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Team captain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEAM CAPTAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. Various sports have differing roles for team captains. Further information: Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain, National Football League team captains and Skip ▪ In martial arts, the class lead instructor, acting under the direction and authority of the Master or a senior belt, may be called the captain.

Definition of team captain in the English dictionary

The definition of team captain in the dictionary is the captain of a sporting team.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEAM CAPTAIN


Augustine
ɔːˈɡʌstɪn
Austin
ˈɒstɪn
bulletin
ˈbʊlɪtɪn
captain
ˈkæptɪn
co-captain
ˌkəʊˈkæptɪn
fountain
ˈfaʊntɪn
Herceptin
hərˈsɛptɪn
kisspeptin
ˌkɪsˈpɛptɪn
Latin
ˈlætɪn
leptin
ˈlɛptɪn
martin
ˈmɑːtɪn
matin
ˈmætɪn
mountain
ˈmaʊntɪn
Putin
ˈpjutɪn
Sahaptin
sɑːˈhæptɪn
satin
ˈsætɪn
Shahaptin
ʃəˈhæptɪn
snaptin
ˈsnæptɪn
tin
tɪn
vice-captain
ˌvaɪsˈkæptɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEAM CAPTAIN

teacupful
teagle
teahouse
teak
teakettle
teal
tealike
team
team games
team leader
team member
team player
team spirit
team sport
team teaching
team-mate
teamer
teamster
teamwise
teamwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEAM CAPTAIN

bell captain
Britain
certain
channel captain
contain
curtain
entertain
field captain
flag captain
Great Britain
group captain
maintain
obtain
post captain
precinct captain
retain
sea captain
stain
sustain
the Mountain

Synonyms and antonyms of team captain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «team captain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEAM CAPTAIN

Find out the translation of team captain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of team captain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «team captain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

队长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capitán del equipo
570 millions of speakers

English

team captain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टीम के कप्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كابتن الفريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капитан команды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capitão da equipe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দলনেতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capitaine de l´équipe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapten pasukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Team-Kapitän
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チームキャプテン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팀의 주장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapten tim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đội trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணி கேப்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संघाचे कर्णधार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takım kaptanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capitano della squadra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kapitan zespołu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капітан команди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căpitanul echipei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο αρχηγός της ομάδας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spankaptein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lagkapten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lagkaptein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of team captain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAM CAPTAIN»

The term «team captain» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAM CAPTAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «team captain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «team captain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about team captain

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QUOTES WITH «TEAM CAPTAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word team captain.
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Lois Lowry
I was a sidelines child: never class president, never team captain, never the one with the most valentines in my box.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEAM CAPTAIN»

Discover the use of team captain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to team captain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (Junie B. Jones)
" Time Magazine: "Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty." From the Trade Paperback edition.
Barbara Park, 2009
2
First LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide
I Team Captain I Co-captain I Building Team Leader I Programming Team Leader I Website Manager I Videographer I Photographer I Blogger I Project Leader I Program and Data Manager I Equipment Manager Team Captain The Team ...
James Floyd Kelly, Jonathan Daudelin, 2012
3
Evaluation of Multilingual and Multi-modal Information ...
... argentine football team captain ephedrine of the argentine football team star the argentine football team argentine football team captain argentine football player supposed doping by ephedrine consumption of the argentine football team star ...
Cross-Language Evaluation Forum. Workshop, Carol Peters, Paul Clough, 2007
4
Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials
Host Howard Cosell Hostess Suzanne Somers Host Bruce Jenner ABC Team Captain Gabriel Kaplan CBS Team Captain Tony Randall NBC Team Captain Richard Benjamin ABC Team Member Debby Boone Daryl Dragon Kene Holliday ...
Vincent Terrace, 1985
5
The High School Captain of the Team
In fact, after his one outbreak before the team captain, and his subsequent remarks to the girls, Drayne had appeared to fall in line, satisfied even to be a member of the school's big squad. The ball was placed for a snap-back, and Coach ...
H. Irving Hancock, 1stworld Library, 2006
6
Position Descriptions by Design: Preparing Your Staff for ...
... Sunday School (Preschool) Teacher's Assistant (Children) Teaching Pastor Team Captain (Coach), Community/Small Groups Team Captain, Activities Team Captain, Audio/Visual Resources Team Captain, Communications Team Captain , ...
Gary H Woolverton, 2012
7
The Management of Ideas in the Creating Organization
THE TEAM CAPTAIN POSITION The team captain is a key position. IdeaLeaders and IdeaManagers captain team meetings, but most of us have never learned to captain a team meeting properly. For most people, indeed, the decision to ...
John E. Tropman, 1998
8
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
It applies to follow-up and special reviews as well as comprehensive contractor purchasing system reviews (CPSRs). C-101 Planning a purchasing system review. C-101.1 Team captain. Departments/agencies shall appoint a team captain for ...
‎1992
9
Stop the Church’s Revolving Door
Therefore the names of the teams areC,A,R,and E.Thevolunteer recruitment resulted intheC Team havinga team captain andnine volunteers. A Team had a team captain and five volunteers.R Team enrolled seven volunteers,but no team  ...
Richard M. Wright, 2011
10
Spaceflight
The team captain chooses number 15. The teacher erases the number 15 from the diagram on the board then consults his own secret chart. He asks the student: “For £50, where is Victoria Falls?” The Red Team captain will consult his team ...
Stephen Kear, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEAM CAPTAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term team captain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Christie Rampone makes her fifth World Cup team
The team captain has 304 appearances for the U.S. and is the second-most capped player in women's soccer history (behind Kristine Lilly with 352 caps) and ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
2
Davis Love III Named 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain
Love, 50, was captain of the American team at Medinah in 2012, which lost in ... that included Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, both members of the 2012 team. «Golf.com, Feb 15»
3
Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains
NEW YORK -- Nick Foligno of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have been named team Captains for the 2015 NHL ... «NHL.com, Jan 15»
4
Ishant Sharma to be announced as new vice-captain of Indian Test …
After the retirement of former captain MS Dhoni, BCCI selected Virat Kohli as new Indian cricket team captain in Tests. Due to this promotion for Kohli, the vice ... «Sportskeeda, Jan 15»
5
South African national soccer team captain shot dead
JOHANNESBURG — The captain of the South African national soccer team was fatally shot at his girlfriend's house during an attempted robbery Sunday night ... «New York Post, Oct 14»
6
Tom Watson Names Team USA's 2014 Ryder Cup Captain's Picks
USA Ryder Cup team captain Tom Watson announced his three at-large picks to round out the 2014 American roster that will take on Team Europe at ... «Bleacher Report, Sep 14»
7
Won't Quit as England Cricket Team Captain, Says Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook was adamant he would "never quit" as England cricket team captain after the side suffered a fresh series reverse by a desperately narrow margin ... «NDTVSports.com, Jun 14»
8
2015 NFL Pro Bowl: 10 Hall of Famers That Should Captain Teams
Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice contributed to making the 2014 Pro Bowl a success by serving as alumni team captains. The most important part of their role was ... «Bleacher Report, Jan 14»
9
Washington Capitals name Alex Ovechkin captain
Alex Ovechkin is named the Capitals' new team captain, and Washington responds at home by ending its three-game losing streak with a victory over Montreal. «Washington Post, Jan 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Team captain [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/team-captain>. Apr 2024 ».
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