captain /kapˈtin/ noun- A head or chief officer
- The commander of a ship
- The commander of a company of troops (obsolete)
- In the navy, an officer of the rank below commodore and above commander
- In the army (in USA also the Air Force), an officer of the rank below major and above lieutenant
- The senior pilot of a civil aircraft
- A senior police or fire officer (N American)
- The overseer of a mine
- The leader of a team or club
- A person in charge of waiters and bellboys in a hotel (N American)
- The head boy or head girl of a school
transitive verb To lead as captain ORIGIN: OFr capitaine, from LL capitāneus chief, from L caput head capˈtaincy noun - The rank or commission of a captain
- The period of office of a captain
- The leadership or rule of a captain
capˈtainship or (obsolete) capˈtainry noun - The rank or condition of a captain
- Skill in commanding
captain-genˈeral noun The commander of an army captain's biscuit noun A fancy kind of hard biscuit captain's chair noun A wooden armchair with back and arms in one semicircular piece supported on vertical spindles captain of industry A leading industrial figure or the head of a large industry |