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captain

/ˈkæp.tən/noun, verb2 syllables

Captain means: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.

Synonyms for captain10

noun, as in an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

master, sea captain, skipper

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

headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'

noun, as in a policeman in charge of a precinct

police captain, police chief

noun, as in the naval officer in command of a military ship

skipper

noun, as in the leader of a group of people

chieftain

noun, as in the pilot in charge of an airship

senior pilot

What does captain mean?8

noun

1

an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

2

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

3

a policeman in charge of a precinct

4

the naval officer in command of a military ship

5

the leader of a group of people“a captain of industry”

6

the pilot in charge of an airship

7

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

verb

1

be the captain of a sports team

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Captain in a sentence

  • The captain, his whore, women and children first!sacredceltic
  • When a team makes its entrance, the captain leads the way.trieuho
  • Our young captain was a very handsome man, tall and perfectly formed.Scott
  • When the captain commands, the crew must obey.unknown
  • He went to see the captain, but he wasn't allowed to speak to him.unknown
  • When the ship sails, the captain looks toward the land.pstamato
  • The captain is lying in his cabin, drunk.sundown
  • When the soldiers saw their captain fall, they lost heart.deanoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of captain

as a noun

plural
captains

as a verb

past tense
captained
present participle
captaining
third-person singular
captains
past participle
captained