captain
Nouns
- (n) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- (n) the naval officer in command of a military ship skipper,
- (n) a policeman in charge of a precinct police captain, police chief,
- (n) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship sea captain, skipper, master,
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(n) the leader of a group of people
- a captain of industry
- (n) the pilot in charge of an airship senior pilot,
- (n) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel,
Verbs
- (v) be the captain of a sports team