 |
Captain
Found in thesaurus: commissioned military officer, commissioned naval officer, police officer, policeman, ship's officer, leader, airplane pilot, pilot, restaurant attendant, dining-room attendant, lead, head
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
captain
n.
commander of ship; group leader, head, commander
v.
lead; champion; fill the role of captain
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Captain
Captain and Chief officer are overlapping terms, formal or informal, for the commander of a military unit, the commander of a ship, airplane, spacecraft, or other vessel, or the commander of a port, fire department or police department, election precinct, etc. Captain is a military rank in armies, navies, coast guards, etc., typically at the level of an officer commanding a company of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or similar distinct unit. Chief officer may be used interchangeably with captain in some situations, as when a Captain-ranked Navy officer is serving as the commander of a ship. The terms also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
captain
Noun
1. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
(hypernym) commissioned military officer
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. the naval officer in command of a military ship
(synonym) skipper
(hypernym) commissioned naval officer
(hyponym) flag captain
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a policeman in charge of a precinct
(synonym) police captain, police chief
(hypernym) policeman, police officer, officer
(hyponym) Chief Constable
4. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
(synonym) master, sea captain, skipper
(hypernym) officer, ship's officer
(hyponym) Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd
5. the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
(synonym) chieftain
(hypernym) leader
6. the pilot ins charge of an airship
(synonym) senior pilot
(hypernym) pilot, airplane pilot
(hyponym) group captain
7. a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
(synonym) headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'
(hypernym) dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
Verb
1. be the captain of a sports team
(hypernym) head, lead
(derivation) chieftain
| Babylon German-English | Download this dictionary |
Captain (der)
nm.
captain, commander of ship; group leader, head, commander
| Babylon Dutch-English | Download this dictionary |
captain (de)
n.
captain, commander of ship; group leader, head, commander
