captain
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
captains
plural
captains
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPTAIN
[count]
1
:
a person who is in charge of a ship or an airplane
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The captain has turned off the “fasten seat belt” sign.
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Captain Ahab
2
:
an officer of high rank in some branches of the military
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an army/navy captain
3
chiefly US
:
an officer of high rank in a police or fire department
4
:
an athlete who is chosen to be the leader of a team
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She was the captain of our team. = She was our team captain.
2
captain
/ˈkæptən/
verb
captains;
captained;
captaining
2
captain
/ˈkæptən/
verb
captains;
captained;
captaining
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPTAIN
[+ object]
:
to be the captain of (something): such as
a
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to be in charge of (a ship or airplane)
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The ship was captained by John Smith.
b
:
to lead (a team)
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She captained last year's team.
