Captain

Noun

 * 1) A chief or leader.
 * 2) The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
 * 3) An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
 * 4) A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6) One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
 * 7) The leader of a group of workers.
 * 8) A maître d'.
 * 9)  An honorific title given to a prominent person.  See colonel.

Verb

 * 1)  To act as captain
 * 2)  To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

Adjectives for Captain
inspiring; imperturbable; wily; bluff; honest; naval; brutal; steady; reliable; plump; rubicund; grave; calm; wigged; staff; blustering; youthful; sagacious; usurping; triumphant; modish; unwilling; unapproachable; senior; russet-coated; victorious; mutinous; self-sufficient; spectacular; valiant; turbulent; portly; doughty; gallant; dauntless; resourceful;

Verbs for Captain
elevate to—; entreat—; promote to—; rank as—; beseech—; betray—; commission—; commune with—; dread—; elect—; raise to—; —assigns; —authorizes; —commands; —heads; —leads; —orders; —roars; —survives; —thunders; —upbraids.

Synonyms

 * supervisor, straw boss, foreman
 * skipper, master
 * pilot, pilot in command
 * CAPT, CAPT. , Capt. , Capt

Derived terms

 * bell captain
 * captain of the fleet
 * captain of industry


 * corvette captain
 * cruiser captain
 * flag captain
 * fleet captain


 * flotilla captain
 * frigate captain
 * senior captain

Related terms

 * chapiter
 * chapter
 * capital
 * capitalism
 * capitulate
 * capitulation

Thesaurus
pilot, pipes, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, prescribe, preside over, pull the strings, quarterback, quartermaster, rainmaker, rear admiral, reeve, regulate, risaldar, roundsman, ruler, run, sailing master, second mate, senior officer, sergeant, sergeant at arms, shavetail, sheriff, shipmaster, sirdar, skipper, staff officer, stand over, stunt flier, stunt man, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, superintendent, supervise, take command, take the lead, test pilot, the Old Man, the brass, three-star general, tipstaff, tipstaves, top brass, trooper, two-star general, vice admiral, warrant officer, watch officer, wield authority, wingman, administer, administrate, admiral, aeronaut, aeroplaner, aeroplanist, aide, aide-de-camp, air pilot, airplanist, astronaut, aviator, bailiff, barnstormer, be master, be responsible for, beadle, beagle, birdman, boatswain, bound bailiff, brigadier, brigadier general, call the signals, carry on, castellan, catchpole, chair, chatelain, chatelaine, chicken colonel, chief engineer, chief mate, chief of police, chief of staff, chief petty officer, cloud seeder, colonel, command, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commercial pilot, commissioned officer, commissioner, commodore, company officer, conduct, constable, control, copilot, crop-duster, deck officer, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, direct, director, discipline, engineer, ensign, exec, executive, executive officer, fed, federal, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, fleet admiral, flic, flier, four-star general, gendarme, general, general officer, generalissimo, govern, government man, governor, handle, head, head up, inspector, instructor, intendant, jemadar, jet jockey, junior officer, lead, lead on, licensed pilot, lictor, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant junior grade, mace-bearer, major, major general, make the rules, manage, manager, maneuver, manipulate, marechal, marshal, master, mastermind, mate, mounted policeman, narc, naval officer, navarch, navigating officer, navigator, officer, one-star general, order, orderly officer, patrolman, patron, peace officer, petty officer,

Etymology
From capitaine:, from  capitaneus:, from caput:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"k{p.tIn/}}