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Definition of Captain

1. Verb. Be the captain of a sports team.

2. Noun. An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant.

3. Noun. The naval officer in command of a military ship.

4. Noun. A policeman in charge of a precinct.

5. Noun. An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.

6. Noun. The leader of a group of people. "A captain of industry"

7. Noun. The pilot in charge of an airship.

8. Noun. A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers.

Definition of Captain

1. n. A head, or chief officer

2. v. t. To act as captain of; to lead.

3. a. Chief; superior.

Definition of Captain

1. Noun. A chief or leader. ¹

2. Noun. The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. ¹

3. Noun. An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major. ¹

4. Noun. A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore. ¹

5. Noun. 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. ¹

6. Noun. 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. ¹

7. Noun. The leader of a group of workers. ¹

8. Noun. A maître d'. ¹

9. Noun. (context: southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See ''colonel''. ¹

10. Verb. (intransitive) To act as captain ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Captain

1. to lead or command [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captain

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Literary usage of Captain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921)
"O captain ! my captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, ... Where on the deck my captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. ..."

2. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"I was at the Government prison, (with captain Fish and another whaleship- skipper. captain Phillips,) and got so interested in its examination that I did ..."

3. The Lancet (1898)
"Brigade - Surgeon - Lieutenant • Surgeon - captain HF Whit- Colonel J. King. church. ... Surgeon-captain JJ Gerrard. Surgeon-captain CH Burtchaell ..."

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