staff captainn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːf ˌkapt(ᵻ)n/,

/ˈstaf ˌkapt(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˈstæf ˌkæpt(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: staff n.¹, captain n.

Etymology: < staff n.¹ + captain n.With sense 1 compare German Stabskapitän (1789 or earlier), Dutch stafkapitein (1762 or earlier), stafskapitein (1778 or earlier), Swedish stabskapten (1743), Danish stabskaptajn (1774).

1. Military. A staff officer holding the rank of captain.

1809 Caledonian Mercury 2 Oct. Brevet-Major Richard Armstrong..to be Staff Captain at the army depot in the Isle of Wight.

1913 Lichfield Mercury 28 Mar. 7/5 He..became staff-captain of the divisional artillery of the local division in Sept., 1909.

2022 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 27 After the withdrawal to Singapore, Savage served as staff captain at Brigade HQ and was taken prisoner when the island fell in February 1942.

a. In the Royal Navy: a title for the Master of the Fleet, a flagship's navigational officer. Now historical.The title was introduced in 1863. It was awarded until 1872 and remained in use until the retirement of last officer with the title in 1912.

1863 Navy List Oct. 253 (table) Table of the Full Pay of the Royal Navy... Staff Captain, late Master of the Fleet.

1887 Daily Tel. 25 July 3/7 Staff-Captain John Phillips, R.N. (Master of the Fleet).

1903 Portsmouth Evening News 31 July 3/7 Staff-Captain Rapson, the King's Harbour Master at Portsmouth, retires next month.

2014 L. Phillips Pembroke Dockyard ii. 285 The cruiser was taken in charge by Staff Captain John Moulton RN.

b. An officer on a passenger ship with responsibility for matters relating to the crew and passengers; (now typically) the officer second in command of a cruise ship.

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1912 Daily Tel. 11 June 5/2 The scheme was inaugurated with the sailing of the Mauretania from Liverpool on June 1, the staff captain under Captain Turner being Captain S. G. S. McNeil.

1957 D. G. O. Baillie Sea Affair 111 In ships carrying anything over a thousand passengers, there is usually a Staff Captain who devotes his entire activities to their proper entertainment.

2008 S. Sinclair Blackpool Rock (e-book ed.) v I approached the staff captain and asked for some money from the crew sports and social fund to buy some boxing equipment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	staff captain
释义	staff captainn. Brit. /ˈstɑːf ˌkapt(ᵻ)n/, /ˈstaf ˌkapt(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈstæf ˌkæpt(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: staff n.¹, captain n. Etymology: < staff n.¹ + captain n.With sense 1 compare German Stabskapitän (1789 or earlier), Dutch stafkapitein (1762 or earlier), stafskapitein (1778 or earlier), Swedish stabskapten (1743), Danish stabskaptajn (1774). 1. Military. A staff officer holding the rank of captain. Π 1809 Caledonian Mercury 2 Oct. Brevet-Major Richard Armstrong..to be Staff Captain at the army depot in the Isle of Wight. 1913 Lichfield Mercury 28 Mar. 7/5 He..became staff-captain of the divisional artillery of the local division in Sept., 1909. 2022 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 27 After the withdrawal to Singapore, Savage served as staff captain at Brigade HQ and was taken prisoner when the island fell in February 1942. 2. a. In the Royal Navy: a title for the Master of the Fleet, a flagship's navigational officer. Now historical.The title was introduced in 1863. It was awarded until 1872 and remained in use until the retirement of last officer with the title in 1912. Π 1863 Navy List Oct. 253 (table) Table of the Full Pay of the Royal Navy... Staff Captain, late Master of the Fleet. 1887 Daily Tel. 25 July 3/7 Staff-Captain John Phillips, R.N. (Master of the Fleet). 1903 Portsmouth Evening News 31 July 3/7 Staff-Captain Rapson, the King's Harbour Master at Portsmouth, retires next month. 2014 L. Phillips Pembroke Dockyard ii. 285 The cruiser was taken in charge by Staff Captain John Moulton RN. b. An officer on a passenger ship with responsibility for matters relating to the crew and passengers; (now typically) the officer second in command of a cruise ship. ΘΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > captain > type of post captain1747 commodore1788 flag-captain1829 1912 Daily Tel. 11 June 5/2 The scheme was inaugurated with the sailing of the Mauretania from Liverpool on June 1, the staff captain under Captain Turner being Captain S. G. S. McNeil. 1957 D. G. O. Baillie Sea Affair 111 In ships carrying anything over a thousand passengers, there is usually a Staff Captain who devotes his entire activities to their proper entertainment. 2008 S. Sinclair Blackpool Rock (e-book ed.) v I approached the staff captain and asked for some money from the crew sports and social fund to buy some boxing equipment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1809
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