copper-captainn.

Etymology: < copper n.¹ Compounds 1c.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcopper-ˈcaptain.

A sham captain who assumes the title without any right.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles > as a captain

copper-captain1809

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. v. vii. 59 The mighty ‘copper captain’ was promoted to his station.

1865 Daily Tel. Nov. 4/6 There was never a deficiency of copper captains and sham barons.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 47 The copper captains..would slink away in search of the cover of darksome nooks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	copper-captain
释义	copper-captainn. Etymology: < copper n.¹ Compounds 1c.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcopper-ˈcaptain. A sham captain who assumes the title without any right. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles > as a captain copper-captain1809 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. v. vii. 59 The mighty ‘copper captain’ was promoted to his station. 1865 Daily Tel. Nov. 4/6 There was never a deficiency of copper captains and sham barons. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 47 The copper captains..would slink away in search of the cover of darksome nooks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1809
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