ALL meanings of captain
cap·tain
C c - 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
- noun captain the person in charge of and responsible for a vessel 3
- noun captain an officer of the navy who holds a rank junior to a rear admiral but senior to a commander 3
- noun captain an officer of the army, certain air forces, and the marine corps who holds a rank junior to a major but senior to a lieutenant 3
- noun captain the officer in command of a civil aircraft, usually the senior pilot 3
- noun captain the leader of a team in games 3
- noun captain a person in command over a group, organization, etc; leader 3
- noun captain a police officer in charge of a precinct 3
- noun captain (formerly) a head waiter 3
- noun captain a supervisor of bellboys in a hotel 3
- noun captain a person who is buying drinks for people in a bar 3
- verb captain to be captain of 3
- noun captain a chief or leader 3
- noun captain an important military leader 3
- noun captain the head of a group or division 3
- noun captain an officer ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major 3
- noun captain an officer ranking above a commander and below a commodore 3
- noun captain the person in command of a ship 3
- noun captain the pilot of an airplane 3
- noun captain the spokesman for a team in certain sports 3
- noun captain a precinct commander in a police or fire department 3
- noun captain a district leader of a political party 3
- noun captain headwaiter 3
- noun captain bell captain 3
- verb transitive captain to be captain of; lead 3
- noun captain a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader. 1
- noun captain an officer ranking in most armies above a first lieutenant and below a major. 1
- noun captain an officer in the U.S. Navy ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral or a commodore. 1
- noun captain a military leader. 1
- noun captain an officer in the police department, ranking above a lieutenant and usually below an inspector. 1
- noun captain an officer of the fire department, usually in command of a company, ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief or assistant chief. 1
- noun captain the commander of a merchant vessel. Compare staff captain. 1
- noun captain the pilot of an airplane. 1
- noun captain a local official in a political party responsible for organizing votes on a ward or precinct level. 1
- noun captain Sports. the field leader of a team: The captain of the home team elected to receive on the kickoff. 1
- noun captain a person of great power and influence, especially based on economic wealth. 1
- noun captain headwaiter. 1
- noun captain bell captain. 1
- noun captain South Midland and Southern U.S. an unofficial title of respect for a man (sometimes used humorously or ironically). 1
- verb with object captain to lead or command as a captain. 1
- noun captain The person in command of a ship. 1
- noun captain chief of ship's crew 1
- noun captain leader 1
- noun captain military rank 1
- noun captain sports: team leader 1