captain
Listen/-tən/
Listen/ˈkæp.tən/
noun
Definition: A chief or leader.
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Definition: The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
Example: The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
Definition: An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
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Definition: A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
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Definition: 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.
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Definition: One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
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Definition: The leader of a group of workers.
Example: John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
Definition: The head boy of a school.
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Definition: A maître d', a headwaiter.
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Definition: An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
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verb
Definition: To act as captain
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Definition: To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
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