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- pronunciation:
- kaep
tihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a leader.
He was a captain of industry.- synonyms:
- chief, leader
- similar words:
- chieftain, commander, head, headman, master, officer, pilot
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| definition 2: |
the chief officer of a merchant vessel or a commercial airplane.
Due to the damage to the ship's engines, the captain ordered a return to port.
- similar words:
- chief, master, officer, old man, pilot, shipmaster, skipper
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| definition 3: |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines holding the rank immediately below major.
- similar words:
- commandant, commander, commanding officer, officer
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| definition 4: |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Navy holding the rank immediately below rear admiral.
- similar words:
- commandant, commander, commanding officer, officer, old man
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| definition 5: |
a police officer holding a rank above lieutenant.
- similar words:
- officer
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| definition 6: |
the field leader of a sports team.
- synonyms:
- leader
- similar words:
- boss, chief
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| definition 7: |
the chief waiter in a restaurant, or the chief bellhop in a hotel.
- synonyms:
- headwaiter, maître d'
- similar words:
- bellboy, bellhop, head, waiter
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| related words: |
aviator, guide, magnate, principal |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
captains, captaining, captained |
| definition: |
to lead as captain.
- synonyms:
- head, lead, pilot, skipper, steer
- similar words:
- boss, command
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| derivations: |
captaincy (n.), captainship (n.) |
The word captain comes from a Latin word that means "head."
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