bus captain

== English == === Etymology === From bus +‎ captain. === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /bʌs ˈkaptɪn/ === Noun === bus captain (plural bus captains) (Singapore) A bus driver who also functions as a bus conductor along with other duties such as ensuring proper care for the bus. 2001, Sintercom, Not ST Forum: Bus fare hike, Google Groups: 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. 2016, Kenneth Cheng, TODAY (Singapore) 1 July (Online): Go-Ahead Singapore, the country’s fourth public bus operator, has raised the basic starting pay of its local bus captains by about 4.6 per cent, in a move that comes on the back of recent pay hikes announced by two of its rivals. ==== Usage notes ==== Commonly used in official websites/advertisements and newspapers when referring to a bus driver in a rather positive way, probably in hopes of attracting more people into the line of work. Bus captains are however referred to as bus driver when reflected in a negative light. === Anagrams === subcaptain