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Meaning of 'captain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Captain [ a.]
- Chief; superior.
2 . Captain [ n.]
- A head, or chief officer
- 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.
- An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
- By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
- The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
- One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
- The foreman of a body of workmen.
- A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
- A military leader; a warrior.
3 . Captain [ v. t.]
- To act as captain of; to lead.

Meaning of 'captain' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . captain [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the leader of a group of people
Example in sentence:
  • a captain of industry

Nearby Words:

cap capabilities capability capable capableness capacified capacify capaciosly capacious capaciousness

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