Captain Definition
kăptən
captained, captaining, captains
noun
captains
One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially:
American Heritage
A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
American Heritage
A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.
American Heritage
The head of a group or division.
Webster's New World
An important military leader.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- senior pilot
- police-captain
- police-chief
- master
- sea captain
- skipper
- chieftain
- maitre-d
- maitre d'hotel
- headwaiter
- commodore
- chatelain
- leader
- headman
- head
verb
captained, captaining, captains
To be captain of; lead.
Webster's New World
To act as captain of; command or direct.
Captained the football team.
American Heritage
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Wiktionary
Origin of Captain
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Middle English capitain from Old French from Late Latin capitāneus chief from Latin caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English capitain from Old French from Late Latin capitāneus chief from Latin caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from caput (“head”) (English cap).
From Wiktionary
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