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Captain   /kˈæptən/   Listen
Captain

noun
1.
An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant.
2.
The naval officer in command of a military ship.  Synonym: skipper.
3.
A policeman in charge of a precinct.  Synonyms: police captain, police chief.
4.
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.  Synonyms: master, sea captain, skipper.
5.
The leader of a group of people.  Synonym: chieftain.
6.
The pilot in charge of an airship.  Synonym: senior pilot.
7.
A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers.  Synonyms: headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel.
verb
1.
Be the captain of a sports team.



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"Captain" Quotes from Famous Books



... peculiar ardour. But on the declaration of peace in 1441 he forgot his ancient hostility, and in the desire for more battle assisted the Milanese in their campaigns. Fighting was meat and drink to him. Seven years later he returned to the Venetians, expecting to be appointed Captain-General of the Republic's forces, but failing in this wish he put his arm again at the service of the Milanese. A little later, however, Venice afforded him the coveted honour, and for the rest of his life he was true to her, although when ...
— A Wanderer in Venice • E.V. Lucas
... forests of Pegu. He was succeeded by Dr. Falconer who left this country but a few months ago. The garden is now in charge of Dr. Thomson who is said to be an enthusiast in his profession. He explored the region beyond the snowy range I think with Captain Cunningham, some years ago. With the exceptions of Voigt and Carey, all who have had charge of the garden at Serampore have held at the same time the more important appointment of Superintendent of the Company's Botanic Garden ...
— Flowers and Flower-Gardens • David Lester Richardson
... about to reply that he didn't give a damn if the man were a colonel or a two star general. But Gunnar hurried on to explain. "A Stoka is a captain of a hundred. But a Bro-Stoka is a captain over ten Stokas and all their men. Not often does one advance so at an ...
— Hunters Out of Space • Joseph Everidge Kelleam
... is a waltz, I think,' Miss Larkins doubtfully observes, when I present myself. 'Do you waltz? If not, Captain Bailey—' ...
— David Copperfield • Charles Dickens
... institution, or call it custom, if that suits you better, has at some time prevailed among all peoples and has not yet become entirely obsolete, as attested by the continuance of duelling and lynching. Why, has not an American captain recently challenged Esterhazy, that the wrongs of Dreyfus be avenged? Among a savage tribe which has no marriage, adultery is not a sin, and only the jealousy of a lover protects a woman from abuse: so in a time which ...
— Bushido, the Soul of Japan • Inazo Nitobe


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