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Definition of Police captain
1. Noun. A policeman in charge of a precinct.
Specialized synonyms: Chief Constable
Generic synonyms: Officer, Police Officer, Policeman
Specialized synonyms: Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Derivative terms: Captainship
Lexicographical Neighbors of Police Captain
Literary usage of Police captain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad (1912)
"That police captain, a native of Great Russia, had been for many years serving
in the district. My uncle unfolded and read the document. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"As the would-be arsonist fled, police captain Merle Rice explained, ...
police captain Rice said that the policemen had been subjected to rock- throwing by ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1893)
"A police captain and his lieutenant made their appearance, wrapped up in furs.
... See, then, for yourself,' said the police captain ; and with that he ..."
4. The Flowery Republic by Frederick McCormick (1913)
"Before I could get out of the carriage a police whistle was blown from the carriage
platform, and immediately a uniformed police captain appeared from this ..."
5. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1903)
"The police captain also assured the defendant that the friends of the plaintiff
were known to him to be reliable men, called the defendant's attention to ..."
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