four-striper

[ fawr-strahy-per, fohr- ]

noun

1. a captain in the U.S. Navy.

Example Sentences

A recent convert to baseball, Four-Striper McClure is now a rabid fan.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a four-striper, Captain Theodore Wirth, said that the Academy has its traditions too, the crowded committee room cheered.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Mr. Secretary," the four-striper argued in his statement, "what all of your officers will demand to know is just how in hell this could happen in the United States Navy."

From Time Magazine Archive

There the grizzled four-striper touched the golden meteor lightly, then drove his piercing gaze deep into the unflinching eyes of the younger man.

From Project Gutenberg

He was decorated again and given the battlewagon of an ailing four-striper.

From Project Gutenberg

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