[
US
/ˈkæptən/
]
[ UK /kˈæptɪn/ ]
[ UK /kˈæptɪn/ ]
NOUN
-
the leader of a group of people
a captain of industry - a policeman in charge of a precinct
- the naval officer in command of a military ship
- the pilot in charge of an airship
- a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
VERB
- be the captain of a sports team
How To Use captain In A Sentence
- The captain's armband must have special powers because he's been brilliant. Times, Sunday Times
- You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
- The New York and Liverpool firm that your father belongs to sent on board an honest and peaceable cargo, but there was a good deal of room left in the hold, and the captain filled it up with cannon-balls, musket-bullets, and gunpowder from the English agents of no less a man than General Santa Ahead of the Army
- BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Even without captain Mats Sundin, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still alive in the playoff chase. USATODAY.com
- You captain the dream team of smart thinkers that shine with self-confidence and boundless energy. The Sun
- Richard Harris delivers a riveting portrayal of Captain Tyreen.
- Minister for Defence Robert Hill talks with an Australian Army captain and warrant officer at a Middle East base.
- I showed up at West Point and found that 60% of my classmates were team captains, and 20% were valedictorians.
- captainpoco: Overladen or overloaded, not overladed. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- Historically, 95 percent of lieutenants become captains.