CAPTAIN

captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'

(noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

captain, senior pilot

(noun) the pilot in charge of an airship

captain, skipper

(noun) the naval officer in command of a military ship

captain, police captain, police chief

(noun) a policeman in charge of a precinct

captain

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

captain, chieftain

(noun) the leader of a group of people; “a captain of industry”

master, captain, sea captain, skipper

(noun) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

captain

(verb) be the captain of a sports team

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

captain (plural captains)

A chief or leader.

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

The leader of a group of workers.

The head boy of a school.

A maître d', a headwaiter.

(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

Synonyms

• (leader of a group of workers): supervisor, straw boss, foreman

• (commander of a vessel): skipper, master

• (pilot in command): pilot, pilot in command

• (military rank): CAPT, CAPT, Capt, Capt, CPT (abbreviation)

Verb

captain (third-person singular simple present captains, present participle captaining, simple past and past participle captained)

(intransitive) To act as captain

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

Anagrams

• anti-cap, capitan, patican

Noun

Captain (uncountable)

An army officer title in most countries

The title for someone who holds the captain job on a ship or other vessel.

Anagrams

• anti-cap, capitan, patican

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"tain, n. Etym: [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under Chief, and cf. Chieftain.]

1. A head, or chief officer; as: (a) 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. (b) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the ermy. (c) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain. (d) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel. (e) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc. (f) The foreman of a body of workmen. (g) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team. A trainband captain eke was he. Cowper. The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards. Arbuthnot.

2. A military leader; a warrior. Foremost captain of his time. Tennyson. Captain general. (a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands.

– Captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first company of an English regiment.

Cap"tain, v. t.

Definition: To act as captain of; to lead. [R.] Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. Lowell.

Cap"tain, a.

Definition: Chief; superior. [R.] captain jewes in the carcanet. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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