CAPTAIN
\kˈaptɪn], \kˈaptɪn], \k_ˈa_p_t_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of CAPTAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
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the naval officer in command of a military ship
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a policeman in charge of a precinct
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
By Princeton University
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a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
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the naval officer in command of a military ship
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a policeman in charge of a precinct
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A head, or chief officer
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The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
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An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
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By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
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The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
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One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
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The foreman of a body of workmen.
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A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
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A military leader; a warrior.
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To act as captain of; to lead.
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Chief; superior.
By Oddity Software
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A head, or chief officer
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The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
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An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
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By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
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The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
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One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
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The foreman of a body of workmen.
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A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
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A military leader; a warrior.
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To act as captain of; to lead.
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Chief; superior.
By Noah Webster.
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One who has command of, or authority over, others; a commander; a chief; in the navy, an officer commanding a ship of war; the master of a merchant vessel; the head of a tearn in athletic games, as football and baseball.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A head or chief officer: the commander of a troop of horse, a company of infantry, or a ship: the overseer of a mine.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A chief commander; a chief officer, the commander of a company, a troop, or a ship; an overseer; the head of an eleven at cricket or a side. Captain-general, a commander-in-chief.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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An officer who commands a company of foot, a troop of horse-soldiers, or a ship; a leader or chief; captain-general, the commander-in-chief of an army.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
