captain
noun
1. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Definition categories: person
2. the naval officer in command of a military ship
Similar word(s): skipper
Definition categories: person
3. a policeman in charge of a precinct
Definition categories: person, officer, policeman
4. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Similar word(s): master, skipper
Definition categories: person, officer
5. the leader of a group of people
- a captain of industry
Similar word(s): chieftain
Definition categories: person, leader
6. the pilot in charge of an airship
Definition categories: person, pilot
7. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Similar word(s): headwaiter
Definition categories: person
Sentences with captain as a noun:
- The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
- John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."