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DEFINITIONS OF: captain

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n the leader of a group of people

“a captain of industry”
Synonyms:
chieftain
Type of:
leader
a person who rules or guides or inspires others

n the naval officer in command of a military ship

Synonyms:
skipper
Types:
flag captain
the captain of a flagship
Type of:
commissioned naval officer
a commissioned officer in the navy

n an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Synonyms:
master, sea captain, skipper
Examples:
Captain Kidd
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
Type of:
officer, ship's officer
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

n the pilot in charge of an airship

Synonyms:
senior pilot
Types:
group captain
a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army
Type of:
airplane pilot, pilot
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

n a policeman in charge of a precinct

Synonyms:
police captain, police chief
Examples:
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
Types:
Chief Constable
the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
Type of:
officer, police officer, policeman
a member of a police force

n a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Synonyms:
headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel
Type of:
dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
someone employed to provide service in a dining room

n an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

Type of:
commissioned military officer
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps

v be the captain of a sports team

Type of:
head, lead
be in charge of
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