cap·tain (k p t n)n. 1. Abbr. Capt. One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially: a. The officer in command of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft. b. A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief. c. The designated leader of a team or crew in sports. 2. a. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major. b. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore. c. One who holds the rank of captain. 3. A figure in the forefront; a leader: a captain of industry. 4. One who supervises or directs the work of others, especially: a. A district official for a political party. b. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating. c. A bell captain. tr.v. cap·tained, cap·tain·ing, cap·tains To act as captain of; command or direct: captained the football team. [Middle English capitain, from Old French, from Late Latin capit  neus, chief, from Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]cap tain·cy, captain·ship n. |
captain [ˈkæptɪn]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the person in charge of and responsible for a vessel
2. (Military) an officer of the navy who holds a rank junior to a rear admiral but senior to a commander
3. (Military) an officer of the army, certain air forces, and the marine corps who holds a rank junior to a major but senior to a lieutenant
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the officer in command of a civil aircraft, usually the senior pilot
5. (Team Sports, other than specified) (Group Games / Games, other than specified) the leader of a team in games
6. a person in command over a group, organization, etc.; leader a captain of industry
7. (Law) US a policeman in charge of a precinct
8. US and Canadian (formerly) a head waiter
9. Also called bell captain US and Canadian a supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
10. Austral informal a person who is buying drinks for people in a bar
vb
(tr) to be captain of
[from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus chief, from Latin caput head]
captaincy , captainship n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  captain - an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenantarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps |
| 2. | captain - the naval officer in command of a military ship armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy flag captain - the captain of a flagship | |
| 3. |  captain - a policeman in charge of a precinctChief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) | |
| 4. |  captain - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant shipship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" | |
| 5. | captain - the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | |
| 6. |  captain - the pilot in charge of an airship group captain - a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army airplane pilot, pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight | |
| 7. |  captain - a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customersdining-room attendant, restaurant attendant - someone employed to provide service in a dining room | |
| Verb | 1. | captain - be the captain of a sports team |
captain
Translations
captain [ˈkæptɪn]
A. N (Mil, Naut, Sport) → capitán/ana m/f (Aer) → comandante mf (US) (Police) → comisario/a m/f de distrito
captain of industry → magnate mf de la industria, gran industrial mf
captain of industry → magnate mf de la industria, gran industrial mf
captain (abbr Capt)
n (Mil) → Hauptmann m; (Naut, Aviat, Sport) → Kapitän m; (US, in restaurant) → Oberkellner m; yes, captain! → jawohl, Herr Hauptmann/Kapitän!; captain of industry → Industriekapitän m
vt (Sport) team → anführen; (Naut) ship → befehligen; he captained the team for years → er war jahrelang Kapitän der Mannschaft
n captain [ˈkӕptən]
1 the commander of a ship, an aircraft, or a group of soldiers. kaptein رُبّان، قُبْطان мор. капитан kapitán kaptajn der Kapitän πλοίαρχος, κυβερνήτης, λοχαγός capitán kapten سر گروه؛ فرمانده kapteeni capitaine קַבָּרנִיט कप्तान, सेनापत, जहाज का अध्यक्ष kapetan, zapovjednik kapitány komandan skipstjóri, foringi, fyrirliði capitano 船長 우두머리 kapitonas kapteinis pemimpin kapitein kaptein kapitan capitão căpitan капитан; командир kapitán kapitan kapetan kapten, kommendör หัวหน้าผู้ควบคุมเรือ เครื่องบิน หรือกองทหาร kaptan 船長；機長 капітан بحری جہاز ، ہوائی جہاز یا سپاہیوں کے ایک گروہ کا کماندار thuyền trưởng; cơ trưởng 船长；机长
2 (abbreviated toCapt., when written in titles) the leader of a team or club. kapt. قائِد، رَئيس (فِرْقَه رياضيه) капитан на отбор kapitán kaptajn der Mannschaftskapitän, Führer αρχηγός capitán kapten کاپیتان kapteeni capitaine ראֹש קְבוּצָה किसी दल का नेता zapovjednik, predvodnik kapitány ketua foringi, fyrirliði capitano キャプテン 지도자 kapitonas, vadovas kapteinis; priekšnieks ketua pasukan aanvoerder leder, troppsfører, lagkaptein, elevrådsleder kapitan capitão căpitan капитан kapitán, -ka kapetan kapiten []kapten, ledare หัวหน้าทีม kaptan, takım kaptanı 組長；(職業球隊)隊長 капітан کسی ٹیم یا کلب کا قائد đội trưởng 首领；队长
v
to be captain of (something non-military) John captained the football team last year. lei, aanvoer يَتَرأَّس، يَقود углавявам být kapitán anføre; stå i spidsen anführen ηγούμαι capitanear juhtima کاپیتانی کردن johtaa être le capitaine de לִהיוֹת ראֹש קְבוּצָה नेतृत्व करना voditi, zapovijedati irányít kapten stjórna, vera fyrirliði capitanare ～のキャプテンになる (~의) 지도자가 되다 vadovauti, būti kapitonu būt par kapteini mengetuai leiden lede dowodzić, kierować capitanear a fi căpitanul (...) быть капитаном byť kapitánom voditi biti kapiten leda, anföra คุมทีม kaptanlık yapmak/etmek 擔任(非軍隊)的隊長 бути капітаном команди کسی غیر فوجی تنظیم کی سربراہی کرنا làm đội trưởng 作...的首领
n captaincy
the job of captain the captaincy of the team. kapteinskap رِئاسَه، قِيادَه длъжност на капитан kapitánství, vedení anførerjob die Führerschaft αρχηγία capitanía kapteniamet ناخدایی؛ سروانی kapteenina toimiminen commandement d'une équipe תַּפקִיד ראֹש קְבוּצָה कप्तानी čin kapetana kapitányság pemimpin fyrirliðastaða grado di capitano キャプテンの地位 대장직위 kapitono pareigos kapteiņa pakāpe pengemudian kapiteinschap stilling som kaptein, lederskap przywództwo, dowództwo lugar de capitão conducere должность капитана funkcia kapitána vodstvo kapetantsvo kaptensbefattning, ledarskap ปฏิบัติหน้าที่หัวหน้าทีม kaptanlık 隊長的職位 звання капітана کسی ٹیم کی سربرہی thủ lĩnh 队长的职位
captain → رئيس kapitán kaptajn Kapitän καπετάνιος capitán kapteeni capitaine kapetan capitano 船長 선장 kapitein kaptein kapitan capitão капитан kapten กัปตัน kaptan thuyền trưởng 机长或船长
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