Captain
Captain verb - To be in charge of.
Usage example: if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
Quarterback and captain are semantically related In some cases you can use "Quarterback" instead the word "Captain" as a verb or a noun.
Quarterback
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Both words in one sentence
- Hiruma, the team captain and quarterback for the Devil Bats, of Eyeshield 21, will do anything to win short of actually breaking the rules.
Source: Magnificent Bastard / Anime - Riley of Degrassi: The Next Generation: star track runner, football team captain and quarterback, summertime lifeguard, insatiably attracted to men.
Source: Armoured Closet Gay - Usually they're the quarterback and the captain, but not always.
Source: The Strategist
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