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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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
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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
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Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Sense: the commander of a ship, an aircraft, or a group of soldiers.
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 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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