Definitions of Captain [ˈkæp tən, -tɪn]

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Definition of 'Captain'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) captain
a person in authority over others; chief; leader.

2.  captain
an army officer ranking next above a first lieutenant.

3.  captain
a commissioned naval officer ranking above a commander.

4.  captain
an officer of any rank who commands a military vessel.

5.  captain
an officer in a police or fire department ranking next above a lieutenant.

6.  captain
the commander of a merchant vessel.

7.  captain
the pilot of an airplane.

8.  captain
the field leader of a sports team.

9.  captain
a person of great power and influence, esp. based on wealth.

10. (v.t.) captain
to lead or command as a captain.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME capitain < AF capitain, captayn < LL capitāneus chief <caput head +-ān(us) -an¹)

Definition of 'Captain'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) captain
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

2. (noun) captain, skipper
the naval officer in command of a military ship

3. (noun) captain, police captain, police chief
a policeman in charge of a precinct

4. (noun) master, captain, sea captain, skipper
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

5. (noun) captain, chieftain
the leader of a group of people
"a captain of industry"

6. (noun) captain, senior pilot
the pilot in charge of an airship

7. (verb) captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

8. (verb) captain
be the captain of a sports team

Definition of 'Captain'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) captain
a person in charge of a ship or plane
***the captain of the ship/plane

2. captain
an upper rank in the military, police, or fire organization
***a captain in the army

3. captain
a leader of a sports team
***the captain of the football team

Definition of 'Captain'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Captain
chief; superior

2. (noun) Captain
a head, or chief officer

3. (noun) Captain
the military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service

4. (noun) Captain
an officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army

5. (noun) Captain
by courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain

6. (noun) Captain
the master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel

7. (noun) Captain
one in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc

8. (noun) Captain
the foreman of a body of workmen

9. (noun) Captain
a person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team

10. (noun) Captain
a military leader; a warrior

11. (verb) Captain
to act as captain of; to lead

Translation of 'Captain'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the commander of a ship, an aircraft, or a group of soldiers.
Afrikaans: kaptein	Arabic: رُبّان، قُبْطان	Bulgarian: мор. капитан
Brazilian: capitão	Czech: kapitán	German: der Kapitän
Danish: kaptajn	Greek: πλοίαρχος, κυβερνήτης, λο	Spanish: capitán
Estonian: kapten	Farsi: سر گروه؛ فرمانده	Finnish: kapteeni
French: capitaine	Hebrew: קַבָּרנִיט	Hindi: कप्तान, सेनापत, जहाज का अ
Croatian: kapetan, zapovjednik	Hungarian: kapitány	Indonesian: komandan
Icelandic: skipstjóri, foringi, fyri	Italian: capitano	Japanese: 船長
Korean: 우두머리	Lithuanian: kapitonas	Latvian: kapteinis
Malay: pemimpin	Dutch: kapitein	Norwegian: kaptein
Polish: kapitan	Persian: سر گروه؛ فرمانده	Pashto: فرماندی
Portuguese: capitão	Romanian: căpitan	Russian: капитан; командир
Slovak: kapitán	Slovenian: kapitan	Serbian: kapetan
Swedish: kapten, kommendör	Thai: หัวหน้าผู้ควบคุมเรือ เครื	Turkish: kaptan
Taiwanese: 船長，機長	Ukrainian: капітан	Urdu: بحری جہاز ، ہوائی جہاز یا
Vietnamese: thuyền trưởng; cơ trưởng	Chinese: 船长，机长
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