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bus captain

noun
/bʌs ˈkaptɪn/

Etymology

From bus + captain.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from caput
  3. derived from capitāneus
  4. derived from capitaine
  5. inherited from capitain
  6. compounded as bus captain — “bus + captain”

Definitions

  1. A bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as…

    A bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as ensuring proper care for the bus.

    • There is hardly any justification for a fare hike just to pay for and retain the bus captains, which was what SBS's Mrs Cheng had used as a justification.
    • The bus captain informed her that the journey cost $1.60.
    • This includes an annual wage supplement and a year-end annual variable bonus in place of the initial ex-gratia and sign-on bonuses given to Chinese bus captains on two-year contracts like the one He was on.

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