captain
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈkæptɪn/
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capitán
- Your captain was worried about that too.
- boat captain
- ship captain
- captain and crew
Was it Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard, who just wrote the check?
- Was it Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard, who just wrote the check?
- And he gives an analogy there between a captain and a ship.
- And Jean Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise.
- It means putting their lives in the hands of of a captain or a commander.
- Is the ship Captain Rainey reporting for duty?
- Place your Captain Cordon on the bow of the ship.
- Now welcome aboard me Captain, Doctor MD.
- That's how Captain Kirk talks to Earth command, right?
- Their cell phones can do more than Captain Kirk's.
Examples
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As the captain gave orders, the crew prepared the ship for departure.
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Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck, my name is Jason Dahl and I'll be your captain today.
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But anyway, now we get to meet the captain of the Snow.
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-What did the captain say?
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Look, captain, you have a good flight back, all right?
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At least I knew better than to tell the captain what was going on.
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A compromise was in order, and the captain had an idea that might work.
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The Spanish captain said the golden cannon is a legend.
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They have made me captain, of which I am enormously proud.
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Mr. Nasami, you're the captain of the Akiko Maru, a Japanese whaling vessel, correct?
Synonyms
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3.7
A person in charge of a group or place
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4.1
A person in charge of a ship or boat
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4.1
An officer in charge of a group of soldiers
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3.2
A licensed officer who commands a merchant ship at sea
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6.1
A short title for the person in charge of a ship, plane, or military unit
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4.2
A pilot in charge of a plane who has the final say
Person who is in charge of a ship, like a captain
A senior naval officer in charge of a flagship carrying an admiral
Idioms
Compounds
- Slang
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8.9
A person who says what should have been done after they know what happened
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7.7
A senior officer in the Royal Air Force with the same rank as an army colonel
- Literature
A fictional English navy officer who becomes an admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
- Offensive
A man who keeps helping women in a way that is too much and makes him seem foolish and self-important
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Captain comes from the Latin caput ('head') and long ago was used for the person at the 'head' of a ship or crew, which is why a captain today is the person in command of a ship or aircraft.