📖 Definitions of "Captain"
noun
- 1
A chief or leader.
- 2
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
"The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."
- 3
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- 4
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
verb
- 1
To act as captain
- 2
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
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