Usually means: Subordinate manipulated for another's advantage.
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  1. led captain: Merriam-Webster
  2. led captain: Wordnik
  3. led captain: Wiktionary
  4. Led captain: Dictionary.com
  5. Led Captain: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. led captain: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Led captain: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. led captain: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (led captain)

▸ noun:  (obsolete) An obsequious sidekick

Similar:
captayne, captaine, cocaptain, undercaptain, flag lieutenant, post-captain, capitayn, subcaptain, sea captain, cap'n, more...

Opposite:
follower, subordinate, underling

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Similar:
captayne, captaine, cocaptain, undercaptain, flag lieutenant, post-captain, capitayn, subcaptain, sea captain, cap'n, more...

Opposite:
follower, subordinate, underling



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