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captain

cap·tain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kap-tuh n, -tin]
    • /ˈkæp tən, -tɪn/
    • /ˈkæptɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kap-tuh n, -tin]
    • /ˈkæp tən, -tɪn/

Definitions of captain word

  • noun captain In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank. 3
  • countable noun captain The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it. 3
  • countable noun captain The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it. 3
  • countable noun captain The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it. 3
  • countable noun captain In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or fireman of fairly senior rank. 3
  • verb captain If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it. 3

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Origin of captain

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English capitain < Anglo-French capitain, captayn < Late Latin capitāneus chief, equivalent to capit- (stem of caput) head + -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

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Parts of speech for Captain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

captain popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

captain usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for captain

noun captain

  • boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
  • commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
  • director — a person or thing that directs.
  • operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
  • officer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.

verb captain

  • lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • take charge — able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
  • control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.

Antonyms for captain

noun captain

  • follower — a person or thing that follows.
  • foot — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.

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