captain
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- A [[chief]] or [[leader]].
- The person [[lawfully]] in command of a ship or other [[vessel]].
- An [[army]] [[officer]] with a [[rank]] between the most senior grade of [[lieutenant]] and [[major]].
- A [[naval]] officer with a rank between [[commander]] and [[commodore]].
- A commissioned officer in the [[United States Navy]], [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps|NOAA Corps]], or [[Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|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 a [[United States]] [[army|Army]], [[Marine Corps]], or [[Air Force]] [[colonel]].
- {{lb|en|aviation}} A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as [[pilot in command]] of a two-pilot [[flight crew]].
- {{senseid|en|One of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions}} One of the [[athlete]]s on a [[sports]] [[team]] who is [[designate]]d to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a [[referee]] or [[official]].
- The leader of a group of workers.
- The [[head boy]] of a [[school]].
- A [[maître d']], a [[headwaiter]].
- {{lb|en|southern US}} {{n-g|An honorific title given to a prominent person. See ''[[colonel]]''.}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To act as captain
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
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