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Definitions for Captain

[1] a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
[2] an officer ranking in most armies above a first lieutenant and below a major.
[3] an officer in the U.S. Navy ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral or a commodore.
[4] a military leader.
[5] an officer in the police department, ranking above a lieutenant and usually below an inspector.
[6] an officer of the fire department, usually in command of a company, ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief or assistant chief.
[7] the commander of a merchant vessel. Compare staff captain.
[8] the pilot of an airplane.
[9] a local official in a political party responsible for organizing votes on a ward or precinct level.
[10] Sports . the field leader of a team: The captain of the home team elected to receive on the kickoff.
[11] a person of great power and influence, especially based on economic wealth.
[12] headwaiter.
[13] bell captain.
[14] South Midland and Southern U.S. an unofficial title of respect for a man (sometimes used humorously or ironically).
[15] to lead or command as a captain.
[16] the person in charge of and responsible for a vessel
[17] an officer of the navy who holds a rank junior to a rear admiral but senior to a commander
[18] an officer of the army, certain air forces, and the marine corps who holds a rank junior to a major but senior to a lieutenant
[19] the officer in command of a civil aircraft, usually the senior pilot
[20] the leader of a team in games
[21] a person in command over a group, organization, etc; leader a captain of industry
[22] US a police officer in charge of a precinct
[23] US and Canadian (formerly) a head waiter
[24] Also called: bell captain US and Canadian a supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
[25] Australian informal a person who is buying drinks for people in a bar
[26] (tr) to be captain of

Words related to Captain

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Origin of Captain

1325–75; Middle English capitain < Anglo-French capitain, captayn < Late Latin capitāneus chief, equivalent to capit- (stem of caput ) head + -ān(us ) -an + -eus -eous

Other words from Captain

sub·cap·tain , noun
un·cap·tained , adjective
un·der·cap·tain , noun

Word origin for Captain

C14: from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus chief, from Latin caput head

Synonyms for Captain

boss, commander, director, executive, leader, officer, operator, owner, pilot, skipper, CEO, CFO, authority, cap, chieftain, exec, guide, head, master, mistress, royalty, skip, top, four-striper, head honcho, higher up, number one, top dog