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- pronunciation:
- kaep
tihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a leader.
The president of that company is known as a captain of industry.- synonyms:
- chief, leader
- similar words:
- chieftain, commander, head, master, officer
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| definition 2: |
the chief officer of a merchant ship or an airplane.
- similar words:
- chief, master, officer, pilot
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| definition 3: |
an officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines, holding the rank just below major.
- similar words:
- commander, officer
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| definition 4: |
an officer of the U.S. Navy, holding the rank just below admiral.
- similar words:
- commander, officer
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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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| related words: |
aviator, guide, principal |
adjective + (n.)captain
assistant, defensive, experienced, handsome, honorary, retired, senior, veteran
verb + (n.)captain
appoint, bid, bribe, commission, man, notify, rescue, summon, team
(n.)captain
+ verb
alert, bark, command, dispatch, escort, frown, gaze, gesture, inform, interrupt, name, nod, order, radio, reply, sail, steer
noun + (n.)captain
army,
artillery,
boat,
cadet,
charter,
deck,
fishing,
freighter,
guard,
hockey,
landing,
lieutenant,
merchant,
pirate,
police,
precinct,
rank,
sailboat,
salute,
schooner,
sea,
ship,
shortstop,
shrimp,
submarine,
team,
tennis,
tug,
tugboat,
voyage,
watch,
whaling,
yacht
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
captains, captaining, captained |
| definition: |
to lead as captain.
He captained the ship.- synonyms:
- head, lead, pilot, steer
- similar words:
- boss, command
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adverb + (v.)captain
later
(v.)captain
+ noun
airship, baseball, basketball, claim, exploration, father, football, month, plane, soccer, track
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| derivations: |
captaincy (n.), captainship (n.) |
The word captain comes from a Latin word that means "head."
The word captain
contains the following part:
cap2, capit, cipit
Latin
root
that means head
  Example words:
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